Single-Parent Households

Definition

A single-parent household is a family structure where a child or children live with only one parent, either due to divorce, death, abandonment, or out-of-wedlock births.

Related terms

Nuclear Family: This refers to a family unit consisting of two parents and their children.

Extended Family: This term describes a family that extends beyond the nuclear family, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives who live together in the same household.

Cohabitation: This is an arrangement where two people who are not married live together in an intimate relationship.