single mother

noun

: a mother who does not have a husband or partner

Examples of single mother in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Before meeting Peter, Harriet was a single mother raising her preteen daughter, Georgina. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026

His latest assignment is to cheer up young siblings Gabby (Xochitl Gomez, The Baby-Sitters Club) and Sebastian (Tiago Martinez), whose single mother (an underused America Ferrera) has just moved the family to a new town, much to their dismay. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

Mai, gauche and plainspoken, is an unwed single mother—too scandalous a situation to be open about at work. — Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Jodie Foster directed this dramedy about Claudia (Holly Hunter), a recently fired single mother who returns home to Baltimore from Chicago for Thanksgiving with her chaotic family. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for single mother

• another
• godmother
• grandmother
• stepbrother
• stepmother
• brother
• nother
• other
• smother
• souther