single mother

noun

: a mother who does not have a husband or partner

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The film follows single mother Kristin Parson (Lacey Chabert) and her former high-school rival, Melissa McKean-Atkinson (Carey). Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025 In the holiday rom-com, a single mother (Alexandra Breckenridge) hatches a scheme to dress up as an old man and get a job at an upscale ski resort to snag her daughter discount snowboard lessons. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025 The council member was born to a Mexican father and raised by a Black single mother in East Oakland, near the city’s borders with San Leandro and Alameda. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025 After meeting and befriending a single mother and her three daughters, Wildhorn begins to open up and regains his passion for writing. Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025 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 Jan. 2026.

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