Martha

American  

[mahr-thuh] / ˈmɑr θə /

noun

1. the sister of Mary and Lazarus. Luke 10:38–42; John 11:1–44.

2. a female given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “lady.”

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Martha British  

/ ˈmɑːθə /

noun

1. New Testament a sister of Mary and Lazarus, who lived at Bethany and ministered to Jesus (Luke 10:38–42). Feast day: July 29 or June 4

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Example Sentences

"We're taking urgent action to improve maternity services across the country - investing over £130m to make units safer, rolling out programmes to reduce avoidable brain injury and piloting Martha's Rule in maternity services."

From BBC

In England, there is a way for families to seek an urgent second opinion about patients - including those in A&E - after the rolling out of Martha's Rule, named after 13-year-old Martha Mills, who died in 2021 following missed opportunities to treat sepsis.

From BBC

Bethan's parents and the UK Sepsis Trust have called for Martha's Rule or similar in Wales - covering A&E departments too.

From BBC

She wanted Jonathan to sit beside her and read her a story—one of her favorites like Go, Dog, Go or Martha Speaks.

From Literature

In addition to Ugarte, the candidates are Estuardo Mazariegos, co-director of Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment; Jo Uraizee, a social worker; Adriana Cabrera, president of the Central Alameda Neighborhood Council; Jorge Nuño, a social entrepreneur; Martha Sánchez, a professor at Los Angeles Mission College and a therapist; Elmer Roldan, executive director of Communities in Schools of Los Angeles; Michelle Washington, a social worker; Jorge Hernandez Rosas, an educator and therapist; Chris Martin, a civil rights attorney; Enrique Hernandez-Garcia, a college student; and Nathan Juarez, a cashier.

From Los Angeles Times