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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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
Alex Todd has scored prime seats to Super Bowls, Stanley Cup Finals, the World Series and every New York Knicks playoff game this year besides their matchup on Mother’s Day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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
This year I couldn’t afford to buy Ma anything for Mother’s Day, so I wrote her into the story as a sorceress who doesn’t age and casts peace spells.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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