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single mother

noun

a mother who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.

Also Informal, single mom.

Origin of single mother

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby single mother

single file, in, single knot, single man, single market, single modal, single mother, single occupancy, single out, single parent, single photon emission computed tomography, single point mooring

Example sentences from the Web for single mother

While 18 percent of American families fall below the poverty level, 43 percent of single-mother households do.

When Your Child Kills: the Parents of Criminals |Andrew Solomon |December 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In single-mother households, lack of economic resources is to blame for poor performance in school.

Jen v. Bill: Who's Right? |Joyce C. Tang |August 13, 2010 |DAILY BEAST