男おとこ手で一ひとつで

expression

single-handedly (of a man raising children); on one's own; as a single father

Fixed expression used when a man raises children alone, often followed by 育てる. Implies doing it without a partner's help.

See also: 女手一つで

• 彼かれは男おとこ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。

  He raised three children single-handedly as a father.

• 男おとこ手で一ひとつで家か事じも仕し事ごともこなしている。

  He manages both housework and his job on his own as a single father.