single father
noun
: a father who does not have a wife or partner
He raised two kids as a single father.
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The new project reveals that Malcolm has become a single father with a teenage daughter, Leah (Keeley Karsten), and is working in computer systems assisting food banks.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
People around the world saw the eye-swiping grief of Commander Reid Wiseman—the single father whose wife, Carroll, died of cancer at just 46—as the crew named a crater in her memory.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Wiseman, a Baltimore native, is a single father of two children, having lost his wife Carroll Taylor Wiseman in 2020 to cancer.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
While Trevor's dad had jokes, too, Grace said, his was sentimental, speaking on raising Trevor as a single father after adopting him from Russia.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
People around the world saw the eye-swiping grief of Commander Reid Wiseman—the single father whose wife, Carroll, died of cancer at just 46—as the crew named a crater in her memory.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Wiseman, a Baltimore native, is a single father of two children, having lost his wife Carroll Taylor Wiseman in 2020 to cancer.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
While Trevor's dad had jokes, too, Grace said, his was sentimental, speaking on raising Trevor as a single father after adopting him from Russia.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Single father.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20father. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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