madres
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pluralof madre.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“ELOISA will be a celebration of everything I learned from my grandma, and an homage to the abuelas, tias, madres, and hermanas de la cocina, combined with my own experiences as a contemporary Latin chef.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2014
Shells, or madres abiertas, of excellent mother-of-pearl, of various beautiful colors, are found on its coasts.
The cosecha of the madres produces most abundantly, on account of the settled weather.
From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Sir Richard Francis Burton
There are demure processions of maidens from the colegios, sedately promenading two and two, with black-robed madres vainly endeavoring to intercept surreptitious glances and remarks.
From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Mary Helen Fee