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single parenting

single parenting is the present participle and gerund of single parent.

Meaning of single parent

Verb

single parent (third-person singular simple present single parents, present participle single parenting, simple past and past participle single parented)

  1. To act as the only guardian of offspring.
    • My husband would, no doubt, be the slightest bit fatigued from having single-parented a precocious preschooler 24/7 for a week.2008, Deanna Davis, The Law of Attraction in Action, →ISBN, page 6

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Noun

single parenting (uncountable)

  1. The act or condition of being a single parent.
    • Single parenting was not created in the beginning of time (Gen. 1). It was not intended to be a part of the Master's plan. Through the years, single parenting was developed by arising situations and family issues that often occur in our society.2010, Teronda Lampkin-Hunter, Single Parenting, →ISBN
    • No one can keep working twenty-four hours a day. I can't emphasize enough how important the support of family members is to making single parenting work.2015, Kevin Leman, Single Parenting That Works, →ISBN

Questions about single parenting

What does single parenting mean?
Single parenting means the act or condition of being a single parent.
What is single parenting the present participle and gerund of?
Single parenting is the present participle and gerund of single parent.
What part of speech is single parenting?
Single parenting is a noun.

Words near single parenting in the dictionary

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  3. single panes of glass
  4. single parent
  5. single parented
  6. single parenting
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  8. single pneumonia
  9. single point of failure
  10. single points of failure
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