single father
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of single father
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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So being a single father by choice is a rarer phenomenon, and doing so via gestational surrogacy, in which the surrogate mother bears no genetic link to the child she carries, is rarer yet.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
California surrogacy agency owner Joy Millan said she was approached by a single father in China seeking to hire four surrogates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
Although they eventually let him go, Ramirez, also American and a single father of two, wasn’t so lucky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025
Ted Burkert, a single father of five from Bradford, died in 1992 shortly after suffering a brain bleed.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
Behind Gregor the sound was at this point no longer like the voice of only a single father.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
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