single parent

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When talking about more than one parent, either mothers or fathers, the masculine plural "padres" is used in Spanish.
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el padre soltero
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Being a single parent is exhausting, but I do it all for the love of my kids.Ser padre soltero es agotador, pero lo hago todo por el amor de mis hijos.
b. la madre soltera
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I'm a single parent, and I'm barely making ends meet.Soy madre soltera y apenas llego a fin de mes.
c. el padre sin pareja
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Many single parents find it difficult to reconcile domestic and professional life.A muchos padres sin pareja les resulta difícil conciliar la vida doméstica y la profesional.
d. la madre sin pareja
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
After several failed relationships, I became a single parent when I was 38 years old.Tras varias relaciones fracasadas, me convertí en madre sin pareja cuando tenía 38 años.
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