1
: not married
an unwed mother
unwed couples
2
: of or relating to unmarried persons
an unwed pregnancy
Examples of unwed in a Sentence
most of the employees at that small company are unwed
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The line was a reference to Bristol, who at the time was an unwed mother.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
His birth mom was an unwed teenager in New York City during World War II who had to give him up for adoption.
—Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The Home of the Good Shepherd Mother and Baby Home, where Jean was sent, was one of multiple homes in England, along with many in Ireland, designed to provide refuge for unwed mothers.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
In Malaysia, which is on track to morph from an aging society to an aged one, unwed mothers are stigmatized — and sometimes even flogged.
—Daniel Moss, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
His birth mom was an unwed teenager in New York City during World War II who had to give him up for adoption.
—Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The Home of the Good Shepherd Mother and Baby Home, where Jean was sent, was one of multiple homes in England, along with many in Ireland, designed to provide refuge for unwed mothers.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
In Malaysia, which is on track to morph from an aging society to an aged one, unwed mothers are stigmatized — and sometimes even flogged.
—Daniel Moss, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unwed
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“Unwed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwed. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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