single parent

noun

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

Examples of single parent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And dad was forced to be a full-time single parent of two, including Kyrie’s sister Asia. Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2024 His mom was a single parent struggling to raise three boys by herself in a rough neighborhood. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2024 All of which makes her decision to become a single parent a complicated one. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024 Last May, Simmons opened up to PEOPLE about the highs and lows of being a single parent. Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024 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 8 Jul. 2024.

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