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Meanings of unmarried mothers in English

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Usage of unmarried mothers in English
1
The married women associate with the unmarried mothers of families without scruple.
The Irish Race in the Past and the Present
2
Contrary to popular anecdote, these were not all children relinquished by unmarried mothers.
The Guardian
3
So unmarried mothers and their children were sent away to institutions.
The Irish Times
4
An unmarried mothers allowance was not introduced in Ireland until 1973.
The Irish Times
5
Here she fictionalises the forced adoptions of Ireland's unmarried mothers.
The Irish Times
6
Bethany Home was a Protestant place for "fallen women" and unmarried mothers.
BBC
7
But he has also upbraided priests who refused to baptise babies of unmarried mothers.
Reuters
8
But he has also upbraided priests who refused to baptize babies of unmarried mothers.
Reuters
9
However, there was less prejudice than in previous decades against gay people and unmarried mothers.
The Irish Times
10
Last year close to one third of children born here were born to unmarried mothers.
The Irish Times
11
The experimental horror certainly indulges continuing unease about the Catholic Church's mistreatment of unmarried mothers.
The Irish Times
12
The mortality of unmarried mothers is proportionately great.
Women's Wild Oats: Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards
13
THERE were 33,606 unmarried mothers receiving the lone parent's allowance last year.
The Irish Times
14
A close relative of mine, now deceased, was born in a "home for unmarried mothers".
Independent.ie
15
The Ben Dunne business doesn't come up once, but unmarried mothers and their allowances are the hot topic.
The Irish Times
16
I was hardly being forced into a home for unmarried mothers and having my baby adopted against my will.
The Guardian
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Unmarried mothers across language varieties
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