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Mother's Day

American  

noun

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

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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