two-parent family

collocation in English

meaningsoffamily

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family
noun
uk
/ˈfæm.əl.i/
us
/ˈfæm.əl.i/
a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and ...
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(Definition offamilyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Family structure (divorced\\ other single parent\\two-parentfamily) at the age of 14 was included.
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Whether the sample member entered a single-parent family or atwo-parentfamilyat birth.
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It supported the single breadwinnertwo-parentfamily.
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The concept of the stable,two-parentfamilyas the basic unit in society is fast disappearing.
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When it springs into life, she will receive £6.05 more than atwo-parentfamily.
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The same amount is paid to a one-parent family as to atwo-parentfamily.
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His assumption that a woman's place was in the home of atwo-parentfamilydependent on her husband's income is no longer a reality.
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I believe that it is best to have atwo-parentfamily.
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One of those considerations is whether we accept thetwo-parentfamilyas the ideal.
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Is thetwo-parentfamilyon its way out?
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It can be a one-parent family with all the love and care of atwo-parentfamily.
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We are not facing the fact that, nine times out of 10, atwo-parentfamilyis better for children's development.
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They will have the same total allowance and pay the same tax as atwo-parentfamily.
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There is only the somewhat weak caveat that "as a general rule it is better for children to be born into atwo-parentfamily".
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She is talking as if we still had thetwo-parentfamilyof 50 years ago.
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Let us suppose that we have atwo-parentfamilywith only one earning and two children.
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Atwo-parentfamilywith the same aged children are nearly £30 a week better off.
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