single mother

noun

: a mother who does not have a husband or partner

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Meade plays her estranged sister, Erin Whisper, a hard-partying, fiercely independent single mother who never left. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 July 2026 In the late ’80s, the nonprofit filed a landmark case on behalf of Barbara Jiggetts, a single mother of three who was renting an apartment in Queens. Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 9 July 2026 Ruth Ellis, a 28-year-old single mother and nightclub hostess, was hanged on July 13, 1955, for the murder of race-car driver David Blakely. ABC News, 8 July 2026 Dalton added that Chantel is a single mother with two children. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 July 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 16 Jul. 2026.

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