working parent

collocation in English

meaningsofworkingandparent

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working
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈwɜː.kɪŋ/us
/ˈwɝː.kɪŋ/
relating ...
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parent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpeə.rənt/us
/ˈper.ənt/
a mother or father of a person or an animal, or someone who looks after a person in the same way that a ...
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(Definition ofworkingandparentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofworking parent

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He was raised by two working parents, and has a younger sister.
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Naturally, much of our focus has been on theworkingparent.
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According to his definition, the highest cause of child poverty is families without aworkingparent, but the second highest is single-parent families.
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That was an interesting nomination, which would help aworkingparentwith the work-life balance, by allowing work to be built around domestic responsibilities.
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The proposal is intended to enable aworkingparentto stay at home to look after a child.
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Theworkingparent, and particularly the singleworkingparent, needs much more.
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However, from the point of view of the second amendment, this mainly benefits the singleworkingparent.
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Instead, the situation is that the child of theworkingparenthas to make do with a patchwork of arrangements.
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In addition, aworkingparentprovides a positive role model for future generations as their children see that work brings not only financial benefits but satisfaction, fulfilment and self-respect.
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As well as replacing the previous family allowance, it broadly takes the place of the tax allowances which used to be available to theworkingparent.
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Not everyworkingparentis presented with such a stark choice between work and home, but nevertheless, many parents are realising that they must make that choice.
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The program works to make adoption an affordable option for everyworkingparent.
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These difficulties were clearly exemplified in the complex case study above where the full-time working parents went to extraordinary lengths to coordinate early education with childcare.
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