single mother

noun

: a mother who does not have a husband or partner

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Brooks was born on a hot summer day in 1926, in Brooklyn, the youngest of four boys—Irving, Lenny, Bernie, and Mel—raised during the Great Depression by a single mother. Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 Rachelle is a single mother and a healthcare worker at a local hospital. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 27 June 2026 The single mother named a legal guardian for her four children and transferred her properties into their names. ABC News, 26 June 2026 Gonzalez, a 39-year-old single mother raising a daughter, had just broken up with her boyfriend and couldn’t afford the rent on her studio apartment by herself. Kayla Levy, Curbed, 25 June 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 1 Jul. 2026.

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