mother yaw
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mother yaw
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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She works at being a mother day in and day out, which keeps her kid credentials sharp.
From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2015
The neighbors nursed my mother day and night, fed us and washed our clothes.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Do you suppose I enjoyed slaving for my mother, day and night for years?
From Fortitude by Walpole, Hugh, Sir
Now—now I must go to his mother, day after day, and be her son—because I was his friend—and knew his love for Margery—and of her sweetness—and her happy, peaceful death.
From In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Maria had watched her mother day and night, losing strength and finally lapsing into a coma from which she never emerged.
From The Year When Stardust Fell by Jones, Raymond F.
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