single-parent household
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhousehold
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household
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/ˈhaʊs.həʊld/us/ˈhaʊs.hoʊld/
a group of people, often a family, who ...
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(Definition ofhouseholdfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Most missing data was due tosingle-parenthousehold.
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It is thus possible that only prolonged exposure to adverse parenting practices or asingle-parenthouseholdwill moderate the effects of maternal prenatal smoking.
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One in every 10 children now comes from asingle-parenthousehold.
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The same fuel bills have to be paid, whether by asingle-parenthouseholdor by a couple.
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About 16% of children worldwide live in asingle-parenthousehold.
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In thesingle-parenthousehold, one parent typically raises the children with little to no help from the other.
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In addition, she was shown as being part of asingle-parenthousehold.
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Is the escalation in risk-taking behavior similar across children, or is it especially pronounced for those living in single-parent households or inner city neighborhoods?
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As there are more single-parent households, there is a need for greater child care facilities to be provided through local authorities.
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There are nearly 6,500 overcrowded households and more than 5,000 single-parent households.
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The department pointed out that there has been a massive increase in the percentage of single-parent households.
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There are a large number of single-parent households within the community, many of whom live in great poverty.
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The borough already has more than 5,000 single-parent households.
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Such an arrangement would provide a bedrock public service system for pensioners, single-parent households and others who cannot afford, or do not want, more than one television set.
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