single-parent families
One-adult raising children
Single-parent families are households where one adult raises children without a partner present.
The term covers various circumstances—divorce, death of a spouse, or choice to parent alone.
Single-parent families face unique financial pressures.
The phrase is neutral and descriptive, replacing older terms like "broken home" that carried judgmental overtones.
- fathersMale parents collectively
- mothersFemale parents collectively
- working momMother holding employment
- absent fatherMale parent uninvolved in upbringing
- child povertyMinors lacking adequate resources
government benefits · quality time · custody · court order · kinship care · stepfamilies · guardian · dependent · household · latchkey kids · child welfare · resilience · broken home · adoption · going it alone · deadbeat · weekend dad · childcare
single-parent familiesextended families
Relatives beyond parents and siblings
single, singly, singles, singled, singling, singleton, singular, singularity, singularly