single father

noun

: a father who does not have a wife or partner

He raised two kids as a single father.

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The actor, who met Richardson while working on the 1993 Broadway production of Anna Christie and married her in 1994, was suddenly a single father to their two young teens, Micheál and Daniel, now 29 and 28, respectively. —

Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024 News reported that single father of three daughters opted to pull up in an old station wagon, instead of the usual limousine, which left Vassos touched. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024 Civil rights attorney Todd Hollis is a single father raising two children. —

Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024 Based on Tine Høeg’s 2022 novel, the film follows Mia, a successful writer who meets the love of her life in the charming single father Emil. —

Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for single father