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Alleinerziehende

single parent

noun al-LINE-er-tsee-en-de Rare
People & Society Family

Origin: from allein 'alone' plus erziehen 'to raise'

Usage Note

Alleinerziehende denotes a single parent raising children alone and is a nominalized adjective: die Alleinerziehende, der Alleinerziehende, with endings shifting after articles. It is frequent in social-policy contexts. Plural Alleinerziehende.

Examples

"Viele Alleinerziehende sind auf staatliche Unterstützung angewiesen."

Natural Translation

Many single parents depend on state support.

Literal Translation

Many single-parents are on state support reliant.

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