Mother's Day

American  

noun

1. a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.

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Mother's Day British  

noun

1. the second Sunday in May, observed as a day in honour of mothers

2. Also called: Mothering Sunday.  the fourth Sunday in Lent, when mothers traditionally receive presents from their children

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Mother's Day

But he said that as a large buyer of the gas, the company had wider access to suppliers, adding that Dollar Tree already had sufficient balloon supplies for Mother’s Day and spring student graduations.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026

We have given the same warning numerous times in the past to players for messages such as ‘Dad’, ‘Happy Mother’s Day, I Love Mom,’ and names of family members.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Last month, Pouyanné lowered the diesel cap to €2.09 over several holiday weekends, most recently last Sunday for France’s Mother’s Day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 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

I used to hate Father’s Day, and now I hate Mother’s Day and I look forward to Father’s Day.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko