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noun

a parent or guardian who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner: Being a single parent isn’t easy.

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Origin of single parent

First recorded in 1850–60

Words nearby single parent

single mother, single-name paper, singleness, single occupancy, single out, single parent, single-payer, single-phase, single photon emission computed tomography, single point mooring, single precision

Other definitions for single parent (2 of 2)

single-parent

[ sing-guhl-pair-uhnt, ‐par-uhnt ]

/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˈpɛər ənt, ‐ˈpær ənt /

adjective

of or noting a family in which a parent brings up a child or children alone, without a partner: a single-parent family; a single-parent household.

Origin of single-parent

First recorded in 1965–70

How to use single parent in a sentence

With the latest update, “users of unified campaigns are now able to manage multiple sub-accounts underneath a single parent account,” according to the announcement.
Target impression share bidding, other August changes now available in Microsoft Ads|Carolyn Lyden|August 3, 2021|Search Engine Land
The elements we observed in it were likely produced by a single parent star, just after the Big Bang.
New Type of Stellar Explosion Could Explain the Mystery of the Milky Way’s Elements|Gary Da Costa|July 8, 2021|Singularity Hub
In our hypothesis, a single parent star would have made all the elements observed in SMSS J2003-1142.
New Type of Stellar Explosion Could Explain the Mystery of the Milky Way’s Elements|Gary Da Costa|July 8, 2021|Singularity Hub
Though he’s a single parent, Logelin realizes he has a community of friends and family to help shape Maddy’s life, and he must learn how to lean on them, especially as she grows older.
The True Story Behind the New Netflix Film Fatherhood|Annabel Gutterman|June 18, 2021|Time

Being a single parent is no joke, but Netflix’s upcoming comedy-drama Fatherhood manages to find amusing moments in the midst of tragedy as it tells one man’s story of raising his daughter alone after his wife dies unexpectedly.
Kevin Hart Talks Relating To The Struggle Of Single Fatherhood|Joe Colucci|June 17, 2021|Essence.com
Despite the strong language, however, the neither the JPO nor Lockheed could dispute a single fact in either Daily Beast report.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It is not a decisive war, with a single, signature victory, but a war of attrition.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
After four or five months of casual interaction, they realized they both had lost a young parent to cancer.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A single father, he had been living abroad and returned when his mother was diagnosed with cancer.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They stood in a single row, united by solemn respect as the Liu family remained inside.
Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss|Michael Daly|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
When the whole hunt is hunting up, each single change is made between the whole hunt, and the next bell above it.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing|Richard Duckworth and Fabian Stedman
She apparently prefers to paint single figures of women and young girls, but her works include a variety of subjects.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
Beginning with single twigs and working over them patiently she at length painted whole trees, and later animals.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
Liking for a single colour is a considerably smaller display of mind than an appreciation of the relation of two colours.
Children's Ways|James Sully
My orders ought to have been taken before a single unwounded Officer or man was ferried back aboard ship.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for single parent

single parent

noun

a person who has a dependent child or dependent children and who is widowed, divorced, or unmarried
(as modifier)a single-parent family

Also called (NZ): solo parent

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