ひとり親おや家か庭てい

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Meanings

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noun

single-parent family; one-parent household

Refers to a family unit where only one parent is present, typically due to divorce, death, or unmarried parenthood. Neutral term used in social welfare, education, and daily conversation.

ひとり親おや家か庭ていへの支し援えんが拡かく充じゅうされた。

Support for single-parent families has been expanded.

彼かの女じょはひとり親おや家か庭ていで育そだった。

She grew up in a single-parent household.

Kanji

親parent, intimacy, relative
家house, home, family
庭courtyard, garden, yard
一one, one radical (no.1)
人person

Related words

母ぼ子し家か庭てい
Specifically a mother-child family; ひとり親家庭 is a broader term that includes both mother-led and father-led single-parent families.
父ふ子し家か庭てい
Specifically a father-child family; ひとり親家庭 is the gender-neutral umbrella term.

Built from

ひとり親おや+家か庭てい

Written forms

ひとり親おや家か庭てい
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; widely used in official and everyday contexts.
一人ひとり親おや家か庭てい
Alternate spelling using the kanji 一人; less common but still seen.

Etymology

Compound of ひとり (one person), 親 (parent), and 家庭 (family/home). The term emerged in modern Japanese to describe single-parent households, reflecting social welfare terminology.