single mother

noun

: a mother who does not have a husband or partner

Examples of single mother in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Born in 1970s Philadelphia and raised by a penniless single mother, Adina Giorno also happens to be a space alien who communicates via fax with extraterrestrial overlords who’ve sent her to report on earth’s society. Judy Berman, TIME, 1 June 2024 Now that the onetime single mother is nearing retirement, her focus has shifted from caring for her immediate family to having a broader awareness of the wider world. Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024 She and her siblings were raised by her single mother, Andrea Carter. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 May 2024 The film follows Janet (Julianne Nicholson), a single mother, and her 11-year-old daughter, Lacy (Zoe Ziegler), in western Massachusetts in 1991. Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024 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 8 Jun. 2024.

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