single mother

noun

: a mother who does not have a husband or partner

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Raised by a single mother in a poor neighborhood in Baltimore, Boone received a scholarship to a prestigious New England boarding school with the help of a school counselor. Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 19 June 2025 The book is about a woman, Nora, who is a single mother living in a communal house in Melbourne, as Garner did. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 June 2025 There was a single mother returning to her nursing job in the U.K. The victims also included one of the directors of an Indian company, Lubi Pumps, who was traveling with his wife to visit his sister in London. Diaa Hadid, NPR, 13 June 2025 Here are the main highlights from the trial’s fourth week: First Freak-Off Audio Played in Court A woman named Jane testified on Thursday and Friday, the single mother using a pseudonym to protect her identity. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025 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 26 Jun. 2025.

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