single parent

noun

: a parent who lives with a child or children and no husband, wife, or partner

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But being a single parent brings additional struggles with stereotypical standards of what constitutes a family. Mia Taylor, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024 For example, a single parent of two who earns $22,000 as a child care worker would gain $675 in the first year, according to an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Bridget Grumet, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 Fact checked by Sarah Scott Life as a single parent can often bring about questions of self-doubt triggered by societal norms. Mia Taylor, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024 Rupert Turnbull plays a young man named Isaac whose father dies in a car crash, leaving him alone at an isolated estate in the middle of nowhere with a stepmom who never really wanted to be a single parent. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for single parent 

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“Single parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20parent. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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