single father
noun
: a father who does not have a wife or partner
He raised two kids as a single father.
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Amongst them is a championship poker player, a former COVID crisis nurse, a single father, and a couple of avid concertgoers.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Roberson had been a single father caring for Nikki after her mother lost custody because of personal issues.
—Nick McElroy, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
Jung, 29, was adopted from Russia at age 2 and raised by a single father who owned a small business.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, he can’t be prevented from coming back to school if Maria can’t communicate the situation to Danny’s single father Josh (Robert Emms), a delivery driver constantly at work and seemingly fed up with his son getting into trouble.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Roberson had been a single father caring for Nikki after her mother lost custody because of personal issues.
—Nick McElroy, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
Jung, 29, was adopted from Russia at age 2 and raised by a single father who owned a small business.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, he can’t be prevented from coming back to school if Maria can’t communicate the situation to Danny’s single father Josh (Robert Emms), a delivery driver constantly at work and seemingly fed up with his son getting into trouble.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Single father.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20father. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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