Editing Single parent (section)

{{Short description|Type of parent}}
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A '''single parent''' is a person who has a child or children but does not have a spouse or live-in partner to assist in the upbringing or support of the child.  Reasons for becoming a single parent include [[death]], [[divorce]], [[break-up]], [[Child abandonment|abandonment]], becoming [[widow]]ed, [[domestic violence]], [[rape]], childbirth by a single person or single-person adoption. A ''single parent family'' is a family with children that is headed by a single parent.<ref>Miriam-Webster Dictionary [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20parent single parent, noun]</ref><ref>Collins English Dictionary [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/single-parent single parent]</ref><ref>US Legal, [https://definitions.uslegal.com/s/single-parent/ Single Parent Law and Legal Definition]</ref><ref>The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, [http://edge.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/10.7_Single-Parent_Families.pdf Single-Parent Families], Sage Publications</ref>