Phrase guide

single mother

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: enkelmoeder — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Arabic: أُم عَزْبَاء (ʔum ʕazbāʔ) — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Belarusian: ма́ці-адзіно́чка (máci-adzinóčka) — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Bulgarian: само́тна ма́йка (samótna májka) — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Catalan: mare soltera — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Chinese Mandarin: 單身母親 /单身母亲 (dānshēn mǔqīn) — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Danish: alenemor — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Dutch: alleenstaande moeder — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Finnish: yksinhuoltajaäiti — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Finnish: yh-äiti — a woman raising a child on her own
  • French: mère célibataire — a woman raising a child on her own
  • French: fille-mère — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Galician: nai solteira — a woman raising a child on her own
  • German: alleinerziehende Mutter — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Italian: madre single — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Italian: madre celibe — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Japanese: シングルマザー (shinguru mazā) — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Korean: 미혼모 (mihonmo) — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Korean: 싱글마더 (singgeulmadeo) — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Korean: 싱글맘 (singgeulmam) — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Korean: 싱글마마 (singgeulmama) — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Korean: 편모 (pyeonmo) — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Norman: méthe sîndguliéthe — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Norman: méthe à san tout seu — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Norwegian Bokmål: alenemor — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: aleinemor — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: åleinemor — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Polish: samotna matka — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Portuguese: mãe solteira — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Portuguese: mãe solo — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Russian: мать-одино́чка (matʹ-odinóčka) — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Spanish: madre soltera — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Turkish: bekar anne — a woman raising a child on her own
  • Ukrainian: ма́ти-одина́чка (máty-odynáčka) — a woman raising a child on her own