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

But as a single parent with a teenager at home, she was deterred by the high cost of what felt to her at the time like a low risk. — Ginger Zee, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

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

Rhymes for single parent

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