single parent

noun

: a parent who lives with a child or children and no husband, wife, or partner

Examples of single parent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noelle is Katie Holmes’ middle name, and Holmes essentially raised Suri as a single parent in New York City since her divorce from Cruise. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

For raccoon families, the mother is very much a single parent. — Kelly Lambert, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

After her split from Hardrict, Mowry opened up about life as a single parent. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

These were the states with the highest cost of child care as a percentage of the median annual income for a single parent, according to WalletHub. — Blaise Mesa, jsonline.com, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for single parent

• aberrant
• apparent
• declarant
• grandparent
• stepparent
• transparent
• errant
• semitransparent