Chinese word

单亲

Pronunciation

Pinyindān qīn

Meaning

  • adjectivesingle-parent

Example

他是单亲爸爸。tā shì dān qīn bà bà

He is a single father.

Illustration for 单亲 (single-parent)

More examples

她来自一个单亲家庭。tā lái zì yí gè dān qìng jiā tíng

She comes from a single-parent family.

Core concept

A family in which one parent alone raises the children.

Common phrases

  • 单亲家庭dān qìng jiā tíng

    single-parent family

  • 单亲爸爸dān qīn bà bà

    single father

  • 单亲妈妈dān qīn mā mā

    single mother

Similar words

单身dān shēn: Describes a person who is not married and has no spouse.
离异lí yì: Describes a person whose marriage ended in divorce and who has no spouse.
丧偶sàng ǒu: Describes a person whose spouse has died and who lives alone.

Definition in Chinese

表示由一位父亲或母亲单独抚养子女的家庭或个人的状态。biǎo shì yóu yí wèi fù qīn huò mǔ qīn dān dú fú yǎng zí nǚ de jiā tíng huò gè rén de zhuàng tài

Word origin

The meaning comes directly from 单 (dān, "one") + 亲 (qīn, "parent"), a compact label for one-parent child-rearing.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, neutral context is usually more natural than asking for the personal reason behind the family arrangement.

Related words

  • 单亲家庭dān qìng jiā tíngsingle-parent familynoun
  • 单亲父亲dān qīn fù qīnsingle fathernoun
  • 单亲母亲dān qīn mǔ qīnsingle mothernoun

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