single parent

noun

: a parent who lives with a child or children and no husband, wife, or partner

Examples of single parent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The household consists of a single parent and one or more children, provided the parent is not a dependent of another individual and the children are not claimed as a dependent by a non-parent. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

For a single parent, emergency savings may have to do some of the work that a second paycheck could do elsewhere. — Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The celebrity blogger is a single parent to his children, who are all under the age of 14 and born via surrogacy. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026

The Miss Congeniality star finalized the adoption as a single parent, per People. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for single parent

• aberrant
• apparent
• declarant
• grandparent
• stepparent
• transparent
• errant
• semitransparent