singleton

About 1.00 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.
2. noun A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.
3. noun A single object, especially one of a group.
4. noun A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
5. noun A set with exactly one element.
6. noun A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or other multiple birth.

   singleton preterm birth

7. noun A person without a romantic partner.
8. noun A person without a dissociative identity.

Similar words

fls one-person oner bachelor unit single singles one flats one-outer

Often followed by

copley and was is set pregnancies in had pattern

Word family

singletons