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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This cross-cultural romance, about a single father who works as an auto mechanic and a British Indian drag queen, stars Ben Hardy (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Jason Patel. Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025 Chris Odette, a veteran and single father who now lives in New Hampshire, had just lost his wife to breast cancer 15 months earlier. Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025 Fishburne starred as Furious Styles, a single father trying to keep his son, Tre (Cuba Gooding), on the right path. Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025 The 80-minute film follows three primary storylines: a single father seeking stable housing in an overwhelmed system, an activist fighting for a 2022 ballot initiative to fast-track construction and a neighborhood group blocking new development. Shawna Chen, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for single father

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“Single father.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20father. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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