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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Fishburne starred as Furious Styles, a single father trying to keep his son, Tre (Cuba Gooding), on the right path.
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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
An emotionally rich, sensitive portrait of the special bond between a devoted single father and his son.
LONG SHADOWS
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—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately for Ferrell’s eager beaver single father and Witherspoon’s type-A career woman, a resort on a remote Carolina coast island double books their family members’ wedding ceremonies.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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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
An emotionally rich, sensitive portrait of the special bond between a devoted single father and his son.
LONG SHADOWS
dir.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately for Ferrell’s eager beaver single father and Witherspoon’s type-A career woman, a resort on a remote Carolina coast island double books their family members’ wedding ceremonies.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Single father.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20father. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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