Oxford Dictionary English one-parent family nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌwʌn peərənt ˈfaməli// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌwʌn perənt ˈfaməli// (also lone-parent family) Raising children, Family background Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa family in which the children live with one parent rather than two see also single parent See related entries: Raising children, Family backgroundSee one-parent family in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: one-parent family oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com