matua takakau
1. (noun) single parent.
Riro ana ia hai tamaiti whāngai mā tana matua kēkē, matua takakau, he kōingo nōna ki tētahi tamaiti hai whāngai māna ki ana kōrero tuku iho (TTR 1998:185). / He was taken as a foster child by his uncle, a single parent, because he wanted a child to pass on his traditional knowledge.