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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Before the politics, before the outrage, she reached for the human story: the boy who couldn’t hug his mother on Mother’s Day, the young woman who wanted to have a baby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
It was two days after Mother’s Day when we learned the terrible news.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 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
Iskander became emotional as she described her last Mother’s Day.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
It is May 14, 2000, a Sunday when many churches in Mexico celebrate Mother’s Day.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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