single mother
Americannoun
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single mothers
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of single mother
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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She had a compelling biography, as someone raised by a single mother who rose to graduate from Harvard Law School.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026
A single mother from Trinidad landed a six-figure deal for a Random House memoir.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Meanwhile, Wallis’ Angie is simply a resourceful single mother striving to get home to her 6-year-old daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
After two deployments, Desma, a single mother of three, wonders whether the two years she spent overseas took her away from her son for too long.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
A single mother, well spoken, artistic, raising a daughter who was polite and fairly pretty and possibly brilliant.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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