unwed

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But “Wild Ride” is predominantly a memoir, partly about becoming a pregnant teenager, one whose family sent her away to an actual home for unwed mothers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Born to an unwed mother who gave him to relatives to raise as a baby, Ellison—who declined to be interviewed for this article—was estranged from his biological parents.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

By about 1909, it had become a Catholic home for “working girls,” a euphemism for unwed mothers, and, by the late 1920s, a maternity hospital.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Immediately upon graduation from college, she found work at a county welfare office assisting young, unwed mothers.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2024

Me a mojarad, a single young man, and she an unwed young woman.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini