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

Ed Russo, who represented the Trump Organization, told the land board the property gets too crowded on holidays like Mother’s Day when many of the members want to bring their families to the club.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Said MLB in the statement: “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. 19, 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

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