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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Terry King, a 40-year-old single father, had been murdered, and his two young sons—Derek, then 13, and Alex, 12—were nowhere to be found.
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Kratos is tormented by his past acts, while trying to find his footing as a single father.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
This year, holiday gatherings were scrapped, the single father’s Christmas budget was slashed in half, and his credit cards were glutted from months of futile efforts to keep up with the rising cost of living.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Simply starting up the ignition was a sound that single father Jacob Muñoz and his 12-year-old son, Lexander, hadn't heard for about a year.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Kratos is tormented by his past acts, while trying to find his footing as a single father.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
This year, holiday gatherings were scrapped, the single father’s Christmas budget was slashed in half, and his credit cards were glutted from months of futile efforts to keep up with the rising cost of living.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Simply starting up the ignition was a sound that single father Jacob Muñoz and his 12-year-old son, Lexander, hadn't heard for about a year.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Single father.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20father. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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