Mother's Day
Americannoun
noun
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the second Sunday in May, observed as a day in honour of mothers
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Also called: Mothering Sunday. the fourth Sunday in Lent, when mothers traditionally receive presents from their children
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That afternoon a package arrived at our house with a belated Mother’s Day gift for Cynthia from our kids: a pair of hiking poles for her next adventure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
His warnings came as thousands of Indigenous women in traditional layered skirts marched through La Paz on Mother's Day in Bolivia, in support of striking transport workers.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
To celebrate Mother’s Day, the Trump administration launched the website moms.gov, presenting it as an effort to provide resources for new and expectant mothers.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
After a flurry of ads around Endless Shrimp in the promotion’s early weeks, the chain eventually mixed up its marketing with other offerings, such as a Mother’s Day menu and National Biscuit Day.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
They try to ignore a Mother’s Day party downstairs, where 150 women from Nuevo Laredo laugh, shout, and whisde as their sons dance, pillows stuffed under their shirts to make them look pregnant.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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