transcription, транскрипция: [ loʊn ]
1.
If you talk about a lone person or thing, you mean that they are alone.
He was shot by a lone gunman.
ADJ : ADJ n
2.
A lone parent is a parent who is looking after her or his child or children and who is not married or living with a partner. ( mainly BRIT )
Ninety per cent of lone parent families are headed by mothers.
= single
ADJ : ADJ n