女おんな手で一ひとつで

expression

single-handedly (as a woman); on one's own (as a single mother)

Used when a woman raises children or manages a household alone, without a partner. Often followed by 育てる or similar verbs.

See also: 男手一つで

• 彼かの女じょは女おんな手で一ひとつで三さん人にんの子こ供どもを育そだてた。

  She raised three children single-handedly as a single mother.

• 女おんな手で一ひとつで家か計けいを支ささえるのは大たい変へんだ。

  It's tough to support the household finances on one's own as a woman.