solo mother

British  

noun

1. a mother with a dependent child or dependent children and no husband

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Example Sentences

Kim, who is now 30, is the grown up child of a mum, who like Lucy, chose to become a solo mother via sperm donor.

From BBC

One downside — for, say, a working solo mother of two girls, like me — is that now we have a corporation that sells volumizing hair care and “pro-age” creams exhorting us to fix not just our bodies or ourselves but also TikTok and Instagram, or at least our children’s relationships with them.

From New York Times

For National party MP Louise Upston, op-shopping was a necessity as a solo mother living on the benefit.

From The Guardian

“I think it’s no different for a boy growing up with a solo mother in Germany: ‘I want a dad, but also my idol is this buffoon.’

From Los Angeles Times

Bring a date or go solo — Mother Nature doesn’t care about your relationship status.

From Washington Post