single parent

noun

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

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For many years, my mom was a single parent raising both of us. Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 Bethany, 34, a single parent and high school English teacher, then made the decision to cut back her hours and homeschool her daughter. Sixteen Ramos, IndyStar, 3 July 2025 As for everything that’s going on in Perry’s world, the musician is coping with being a single parent to their 4-year-old daughter Daisy Dove. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 July 2025 Leslie grew up the child of a single parent in inner-city Compton, California. Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for single parent

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“Single parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20parent. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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