Mother's Day
Americannoun
noun
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the second Sunday in May, observed as a day in honour of mothers
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Also called: Mothering Sunday. the fourth Sunday in Lent, when mothers traditionally receive presents from their children
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That afternoon a package arrived at our house with a belated Mother’s Day gift for Cynthia from our kids: a pair of hiking poles for her next adventure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Over Mother’s Day weekend, Andy Milheizler’s quiet Atlanta cul-de-sac was overrun with empty Waymo vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 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
Two days before Mother’s Day, Newsom also introduced a plan to provide 400 free diapers for every California newborn at select hospitals beginning this summer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
A1 talked me into writing a Mother’s Day piece, which the Philadelphia Inquirer was kind enough to run simultaneously, since Ma was living in Philly at the time.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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