single mother

noun

: a mother who does not have a husband or partner

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As a single mother of three, Paul shares the highs and lows of her life with unfiltered candor. Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026 The show follows a British single mother (Scanlan) whose daughter disappears while on a school exchange trip, soon after attempting a late-night call to her mum. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026 The childless couple in the West Danish town of Varde had more right to a child than the single mother in the Korean port city of Incheon. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026 As a single mother working as a cashier at the Acre Station Meat Farm, Marilyn raised Adebayo in that single-wide trailer home in Little Washington, North Carolina. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for single mother

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“Single mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20mother. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.

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