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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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.
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
As Robbie Prendergrast, Pelphrey delivers a layered performance as a single father who works as a garbageman by day, but at night becomes a masked robber who steals from various members of a motorcycle gang to keep his family afloat.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Blossom was the story of a teenage girl making her way through life with single father Nick (Ted Wass), two big brothers, Joey (Joey Lawrence) and Anthony (Michael Stoyanov), and her best friend Six (Jenna von Oÿ).
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In the interview, Ron also spoke about his time on The Andy Griffith Show and how his father gave a note to Andy Griffith that changed the dynamic between the show’s single father, Andy Taylor, and his character, Opie.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
As Robbie Prendergrast, Pelphrey delivers a layered performance as a single father who works as a garbageman by day, but at night becomes a masked robber who steals from various members of a motorcycle gang to keep his family afloat.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Blossom was the story of a teenage girl making her way through life with single father Nick (Ted Wass), two big brothers, Joey (Joey Lawrence) and Anthony (Michael Stoyanov), and her best friend Six (Jenna von Oÿ).
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In the interview, Ron also spoke about his time on The Andy Griffith Show and how his father gave a note to Andy Griffith that changed the dynamic between the show’s single father, Andy Taylor, and his character, Opie.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Single father.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20father. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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