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single father
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noun
a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
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Also Informal, single dad .
Origin of single father
First recorded in 1965â70
Words nearby single father
singledom, single-end, single-ended, single entry, single-family, single father, single file, single file, in, single-foot, single-hand, single-handed
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