single parent

noun

: a parent who lives with a child or children and no husband, wife, or partner

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Jinnifer Hicks, one of the mothers who attended the event, said raising children as a single parent can mean constantly balancing the needs of a family while trying to make ends meet. Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 For a single parent, emergency savings may have to do some of the work that a second paycheck could do elsewhere. Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The celebrity blogger is a single parent to his children, who are all under the age of 14 and born via surrogacy. Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026 The Miss Congeniality star finalized the adoption as a single parent, per People. Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for single parent

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“Single parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20parent. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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