How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
absent parent — a parent of a child not living in the same household as the child when the child has his home with a parent with care. The phrase is relevant in the law relating to child support. Each absent parent of a qualifying child is responsible for… … Law dictionary
absent — absents, absenting, absented (The adjective and preposition are pronounced [[t]æ̱bs(ə)nt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]æbse̱nt[/t]].) 1) ADJ: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ from n If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they … English dictionary
absent — ab|sent1 [ˈæbsənt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of abesse, from ab away + esse to be ] 1.) not at work, school, a meeting etc, because you are sick or decide not to go ≠ ↑present absent from ▪ students who … Dictionary of contemporary English
absent — 1. adjective 1) she was absent from work an absent parent Syn: away, off, out, nonattending, truant; off duty, on holiday, on leave; gone, missing, unavailable, nonexistent; informal AWOL, playing hooky … Thesaurus of popular words
parent — par·ent n 1 a: a person who begets or brings forth offspring; esp: the natural parents of a child born of their marriage ◇ The biological father of an illegitimate child is usu. not considered the child s parent absent a judicial determination of … Law dictionary
absent — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ completely, entirely, quite, totally, wholly … Collocations dictionary
parent — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ married, unmarried ▪ divorced ▪ lone (BrE), single ▪ single parent families ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Single parent homeschooling — is the practice of conducting homeschool by a parent who is the sole breadwinner for the family. According to the peer review journal Education Policy Analysis, based on the findings of the National Household Education Survey, of the National… … Wikipedia
one-parent family — a parent living alone with dependent offspring There are normally two parents still alive, of whom one is permanently absent from the home, or, in the case of many young females, was never there at all: The one parent family is going to … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Fathers' rights movement in the UK — The fathers rights movement in the UK consists of a number of diverse pressure groups, ranging from charities (whose activities are regulated by the Charity Commission) and self help groups to civil disobedience activists, who started to obtain… … Wikipedia
