single mother

noun

: a mother who does not have a husband or partner

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She was raised by a single mother and started working at the age of 12, selling candy bars. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The film follows Alejandra, a single mother who works as a webcam model in a studio in Medellín, and Andrew, a disabled war veteran living in the outskirts of New Jersey. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 Arneson, a single mother and preschool teacher, had taken the day off to surprise her son with a trip to the water park. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 Shankland raised two girls as a single mother while working full time as a hospital tech and attending night school to become a registered nurse. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2026.

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