single father

Informal, single dad

noun

1. a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.

Word History and Origins

Origin of single father¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

In South Whittier, Adrian’s school was having a difficult time connecting with his single father, who was juggling work and parenting.

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Although they eventually let him go, Ramirez, also American and a single father of two, wasn’t so lucky.

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Ieuan Hood, a single father of three, is meticulous when it comes to his finances - he knows where every penny is going.

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Justin, a sunny Dirk Diggler clone, has daddy issues that mushroom into a crush on Guillermo Jacubowicz’s nameless hotel receptionist, a humble single father.

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Ted Burkert, a single father of five from Bradford, died in 1992 shortly after suffering a brain bleed.

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