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

Over the years, Lysée has offered occasional dessert menus timed to holidays like Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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

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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