single parent

noun

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

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Selma Blair is opening up about her experience as a single parent living with multiple sclerosis. Kayla Grant, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025 Challenges of an Airline Pilot's Lifestyle Beyond the technical demands of the job, Wallach said the most difficult part of being a pilot was the lifestyle—particularly as a single parent. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 Baer was a 29-year-old graduate of Ohio University, a hip-hop enthusiast raised by a single parent. Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025 Baer was a twenty-nine-year-old graduate of Ohio University, a hip-hop enthusiast raised by a single parent. Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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