single mother

noun

: a mother who does not have a husband or partner

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Meanwhile, Wallis’ Angie is simply a resourceful single mother striving to get home to her 6-year-old daughter. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 In early 2000s Los Angeles, a single mother working in Hollywood’s adult entertainment industry searches for her missing friend after police dismiss the case. Peter White, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 But that’s exactly what happens here when the central character Gemma (Amelia Eve, The Haunting of Bly Manor), a single mother with a young daughter, visits Clare (Maisie Richardson-Sellers), a tattoo artist and part-time medium. Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 The premise takes its cue from lived truths, particularly those of Deramas’s single mother Lydia Deramas, as well as Mendoza-del Rosario’s brother, who raised nine children. Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 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 26 Aug. 2026.

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