French word

monoparental

Pronunciation

IPA/monopaʁɑ̃tal/

Meaning

  • adjectivesingle-parent

Example

Beaucoup d'enfants vivent dans des familles monoparentales.

Many children live in single-parent families.

Illustration for monoparental (single-parent)

More examples

Elle est mère monoparentale depuis deux ans.

She has been a single mother for two years.

Core concept

A family structure in which one parent raises the children.

Common phrases

  • famille monoparentale

    single-parent family

Similar words

mono-parental: Describing a family in which only one parent raises the children.
célibataire: Describing someone who is unmarried or single.
isolé: Alone and separated from surrounding people.

Definition in French

Qui décrit une famille où un seul parent élève les enfants.

Word origin

French monoparental combines Greek mono- ('one' or 'alone') with parental, a French adjective from Latin parentalis, meaning related to a parent.

Usage tips

  • In famille monoparentale, monoparentale agrees with the feminine noun famille; the masculine form is monoparental.

Opposites

  • biparentaltwo-parentadjective

Related words

  • monoparentalitésingle parenthoodnoun

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