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Mother's Day

noun

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



Mother's Day

noun

  1. the second Sunday in May, observed as a day in honour of mothers

  2. Also called: Mothering Sundaythe 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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“Grief comes and goes in waves, and with Mother’s Day approaching, it has felt more like a tsunami,” she told TMZ at the time.

It is the second such post from the princess this year - she launched the series in May with a special message for Mother's Day.

From BBC

That made Sunday a very different, and entirely memorable, mother’s day.

For Mother’s Day, Nancy surprised her with a large framed portrait of her brother, Gene, in his military uniform.

SAN DIEGO—It was hard to imagine a more wholesome scene than the one Sunday afternoon at Jack Murphy Stadium: It was a sunny Mother’s Day, the Padres had just beaten the Cubs and the Beach Boys were giving a concert before more than 50,000 exuberant fans.

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