single mother

noun

: a mother who does not have a husband or partner

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Tomlinson joins as Laura Quinn, Cat’s younger sister, a spirited single mother with a stubborn streak and her hands full. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 Tomlinson plays Cat’s younger sister, Laura Quinn, a spirited single mother with a stubborn streak who had her hands full long before the people of Stillwater suddenly stopped aging or dying. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 By the end of the series, Hannah is a college professor and a single mother to her son, Grover. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2026 Faris played the role of Christy, a single mother restarting her life in Napa following alcoholism and drug addiction struggles, on Mom for seven seasons from 2013 to 2020. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for single mother

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“Single mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20mother. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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