女手

おんなで【女手】

¶彼女は～一つで息子を育てた

She brought up her son all by herself.

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おんなで【女手】

1 〔女性の労働力･女性の働き手〕 a woman worker [helper].

●私の家には女手がない. In my family there's no woman to do [take care of] the housekeeping.

・正月の準備に女手が欲しい[足りない]. I wish we had some [We need more] women to help with preparations for the New Year.

●彼女は女手一つで家族を支えていた. She was the sole breadwinner of the family.

・私の母は女手一つで 3 人の子供を育てた. My mother raised three children all by herself.

2 〔女性の筆跡〕 ⇒おんなもじ.