Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

single parent

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: sin-gle -par-ent
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A parent who is the only guardian of offspring.

verb

To act as the only guardian of offspring.

Example Sentences

"For the majority of Shaylene’s upbringing, Darlene raised them as a single parent. She worked very hard to support the household, often times balancing three jobs to keep the household afloat."
"My husband would, no doubt, be the slightest bit fatigued from having single-parented a precocious preschooler 24/7 for a week."
"My degrees and credentials are largely oriented to working with children and young adults in many different capacities. And I've single parented."
"I was single parenting and imagined that if this man and I argued or fought there would be a good chance he would be believed, not me."

Inflected Forms

single parents (plural) single parents (present, singular) single parenting (participle, present) single parented (participle, past) single parented (past)

Phrases

single father single mother

Frequently Paired Words

single father single mother

Synonyms

sole provider

Questions

What does single parent mean?: A parent who is the only guardian of offspring.

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