Alleinerziehender

single parent (male)

noun ah-LYNE-er-tsee-en-der Rare

Usage Note

Alleinerziehender (m) / Alleinerziehende (f) is the standard term for a lone parent raising children without a partner. It features heavily in social-policy debates on child poverty and work-life balance in Germany.

Examples

"Als Alleinerziehender jongliert er Beruf und Kinderbetreuung gleichzeitig."

Natural Translation

As a single father he juggles work and childcare simultaneously.

Literal Translation

As sole-rearer juggles he job and child-care simultaneously.

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