single mother

noun

: a mother who does not have a husband or partner

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The original idea was to have Maude’s maid, Florida Evans (Esther Rolle), star as a single mother of three kids. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026 Raised by her single mother, Cheryl, a photographer, Rossum met her father (who split from her mom before Rossum was born) for the first time at age 4, saw him once more at 8 and not again until her 20s. — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 The Let Go follows Chick (Wiley), a resilient single mother determined to help her musically gifted 11-year-old daughter, Lyric (Vega), pursue her big dream. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 July 2026 Polizzi, a single mother of an 8-year-old boy and two 17-year-old girls, was joining a growing number of Americans going through the foreclosure process. — Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 29 July 2026 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 5 Aug. 2026.

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