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ма́ть-одино́чка

rare #14076
nouncountablefake feminine
  • 1.

    single mother, unmarried mother, lone mother

    Она́ ма́ть-одино́чка и расти́т сы́на сама́.

    She is a single mother and is raising her son on her own.

    Covers both a woman who never married and one who brings up her child alone; in Russian usage it is also an official status entitling her to benefits.

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Word familyмать-герои́няPRO

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  • Iron edited translation 3 weeks ago.
  • Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.