single mother

noun

: a mother who does not have a husband or partner

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Gonzalez, a single mother of five, says her focus now is on her surviving children and getting clarity. Tori Mason, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025 Saunders opens up about facing discrimination as a black dancer with a larger body and being raised by a single mother, which makes dancing for the historic tour that much more special. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2025 But the gravity of the situation only sets in when Alpha’s single mother (Golshifteh Farahani) — a doctor at the local hospital who dedicates her days to treating people infected with the virus — finds out about the tattoo and forces her daughter to get tested. Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025 That bartender in the Chinese restaurant; the woman who plays Faye’s manager [played by Odessa Young, Faye is a young single mother waitress who serves as a composite of the women Springsteen could not commit to as depression and demons raged in his brain]. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025 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 21 Dec. 2025.

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