single mother

noun

A woman raising a child on her own without a spouse or partner.

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Meanings

nounsingle mother (plural single mothers)

plural single mothers

  1. A woman raising a child on her own without a spouse or partner.

Translations

Afrikaans enkelmoeder
  • enkelmoedera woman raising a child on her own
Arabic أُم عَزْبَاء
  • أُم عَزْبَاء (ʔum ʕazbāʔ)a woman raising a child on her own
Bulgarian само́тна ма́йка
  • само́тна ма́йка (samótna májka)a woman raising a child on her own
Catalan mare soltera
  • mare solteraa woman raising a child on her own
Chinese Mandarin 單身母親 /单身母亲
  • 單身母親 /单身母亲 (dānshēn mǔqīn)a woman raising a child on her own
Danish alenemor
  • alenemora woman raising a child on her own
Dutch alleenstaande moeder
  • alleenstaande moedera woman raising a child on her own
Finnish yksinhuoltajaäiti, yh-äiti
  • yksinhuoltajaäitia woman raising a child on her own
  • yh-äitia woman raising a child on her own
French mère célibataire, fille-mère
  • mère célibatairea woman raising a child on her own
  • fille-mèrea woman raising a child on her own
German alleinerziehende Mutter
  • alleinerziehende Muttera woman raising a child on her own
Italian madre single, madre celibe
  • madre singlea woman raising a child on her own
  • madre celibea woman raising a child on her own
Japanese シングルマザー
  • シングルマザー (shinguru mazā)a woman raising a child on her own
Korean 미혼모, 싱글마더
  • 미혼모 (mihonmo)a woman raising a child on her own
  • 싱글마더 (singgeulmadeo)a woman raising a child on her own
  • 싱글맘 (singgeulmam)a woman raising a child on her own
  • 싱글마마 (singgeulmama)a woman raising a child on her own
  • 편모 (pyeonmo)a woman raising a child on her own
Norwegian Bokmål alenemor
  • alenemora woman raising a child on her own
Polish samotna matka
  • samotna matkaa woman raising a child on her own
Portuguese mãe solteira, mãe solo
  • mãe solteiraa woman raising a child on her own
  • mãe soloa woman raising a child on her own
Russian мать-одино́чка
  • мать-одино́чка (matʹ-odinóčka)a woman raising a child on her own
Spanish madre soltera
  • madre solteraa woman raising a child on her own
Turkish bekar anne
  • bekar annea woman raising a child on her own
Ukrainian ма́ти-одина́чка
  • ма́ти-одина́чка (máty-odynáčka)a woman raising a child on her own
Cite this entry
APA

single mother. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single%20mother

MLA

“single mother.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single%20mother. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “single mother,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single%20mother.

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