single father
noun
: a father who does not have a wife or partner
He raised two kids as a single father.
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The actor, who met Richardson while working on the 1993 Broadway production of Anna Christie and married her in 1994, was suddenly a single father to their two young teens, Micheál and Daniel, now 29 and 28, respectively.
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Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
News reported that single father of three daughters opted to pull up in an old station wagon, instead of the usual limousine, which left Vassos touched.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
Civil rights attorney Todd Hollis is a single father raising two children.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Based on Tine Høeg’s 2022 novel, the film follows Mia, a successful writer who meets the love of her life in the charming single father Emil.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
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Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
News reported that single father of three daughters opted to pull up in an old station wagon, instead of the usual limousine, which left Vassos touched.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
Civil rights attorney Todd Hollis is a single father raising two children.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Based on Tine Høeg’s 2022 novel, the film follows Mia, a successful writer who meets the love of her life in the charming single father Emil.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Single father.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20father. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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