célibataire

Definition: (adj) - single, unmarried (not celibate, which is a false cognate)

C'est une mère célibataire - She's a single mother.

un/e célibataire - bachelor / single woman

Mon frère est toujours célibataire - My brother is still a bachelor.

Related: le célibat - single life, bachelorhood, celibacy

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