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mothers

  • present tense form
    of mother (3rd person singular).
    mother
    noun
    a woman who has borne offspring; a female parent.

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The number of mothers going to court for child care proceedings within hours or days of giving birth will be reduced after new guidance was issued to judges.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Census Bureau data, while 45% of mothers were breadwinners.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Two other streaming series, “Crystal Lake” on Peacock and “Carrie” on Prime Video, place two of the horror genre’s most famous scary mothers in new contexts.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Last month, the New York Times revealed that Marshall, a former OB-GYN, had sued hundreds of patients over unpaid bills, including new mothers.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

They had brought scraps from garbage pails and even tidbits from their own scanty plates smuggled past watchful mothers, and Mr. Hashbaz had remained sleek and fat.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom