single mother

noun

: a mother who does not have a husband or partner

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As a businesswoman, a single mother and a highly sensitive human, Moore made it through life thanks to a surfeit of loving kindness. Michelle Huneven, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 Those fatalities include 45-year old single mother Yohana Rodríguez Sierra, who was killed by a US missile. Joe Wilkins Published Jan 8, Futurism, 8 Jan. 2026 The Miami Herald has spoken with Venezuelans immigrants — including a single mother with two young children and a man who had fled government authorities in Venezuela and then a guerilla group in Colombia — and their families. Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026 Williams, who raised Sherrod as a single mother, always placed school work ahead of basketball. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for single mother

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“Single mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20mother. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.

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