singleton
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈsɪŋɡəltən/
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singleton
- Dear Diary, and so, I, Bridget Jones, am a singleton no more.
- twins and singletons
- mothers of singletons
- singleton pregnancy
Well, it's less of a, it's less of a sex problem than it is a Singleton problem.
- Well, it's less of a, it's less of a sex problem than it is a Singleton problem.
- We know this from really elegant working goats, showing that when a goat is gestating twins versus singletons, a lot more milk is produced.
- So as a Singleton working in these places, you have to be extremely lethal, but you have to be smart.
- So first you've got a Singleton, then you've got relationships, whether it's two people or you've got a polyamorous situation or a menage, A trois, whatever.
- So for me, I am an an author, a researcher, an educator, an artist, you know, a daughter and a Singleton.
- So I'm flying jets back to the the continental US fairly frequently by myself, like single singletons.
Examples
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In the first step, a group (a dummy variable comparing singletons and twins) was entered.
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I don't wanna say "superior" to singletons, but...
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All participants agreed that parents of singletons cannot fully understand the experience of triplets.
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Indeed, the overall level of parental stress has been found to be higher among mothers of twins than of singletons (Feldman, Eidelman, & Rothenberg, 2004).
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In the first stage of data analysis, the differences between the mothers of twins and the mothers of singletons on the research variables were examined by means of one-way analyses of variance.
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As a proud singleton, she enjoyed the freedom of traveling wherever she wanted.
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Unlike her friends with siblings, Jane felt like a singleton who often spent weekends alone.
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The researcher focused on the challenges faced by parents of singletons compared to those with multiple children.
How Many Babies
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7.5
4
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4
6.5
4
6.0
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3.7
587
1.0
6
6.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word singleton comes from single, meaning 'one' or 'alone', and is used for a person or thing that is the only one in a group, so a singleton is a single person, thing, or event standing out as the only one.