single parent

noun, verb — 2 senses

single parent

noun

1

A parent who is the only guardian of offspring.

Synonyms: sole provider
Related terms: single father, single mother

single parent

verb

1

To act as the only guardian of offspring.

My husband would, no doubt, be the slightest bit fatigued from having single-parented a precocious preschooler 24/7 for a week.2008, Deanna Davis, The Law of Attraction in Action, →ISBN, page 6:
My degrees and credentials are largely oriented to working with children and young adults in many different capacities. And I've single parented.2009, Samuel D. G. Heath, The American Poet: Weedpatch Gazette for 1997, →ISBN, page 286:

1 more example

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.2013, J. W. Wiley, The Nigger in You, →ISBN:

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