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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Manzano worked to balance his growing career as a sports reporter at the station with being a newly single father: His wife, second grade teacher Ashleigh Boyd, died in a car crash in April in Topeka, Kansas, when their daughter was 1.
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Daniella Silva, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Not long after the movie's debut in October 1994, Moranis took a step back from acting to focus on being a single father to daughter Rachel and son Mitchell.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Collins is a widower left to raise two kids as a single father; Bradford is a smooth-talking nepo baby play-acting at leadership, and their resentment-laden bromance provides the volatile core of the show.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
He was raised by a single father After Dean and Samantha initially shared custody of their son in 2003, Dean was later awarded full custody of Christopher in 2011, a decision mutually made with Samantha to provide stability.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Daniella Silva, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Not long after the movie's debut in October 1994, Moranis took a step back from acting to focus on being a single father to daughter Rachel and son Mitchell.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Collins is a widower left to raise two kids as a single father; Bradford is a smooth-talking nepo baby play-acting at leadership, and their resentment-laden bromance provides the volatile core of the show.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
He was raised by a single father After Dean and Samantha initially shared custody of their son in 2003, Dean was later awarded full custody of Christopher in 2011, a decision mutually made with Samantha to provide stability.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Single father.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20father. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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