Mother's Day

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English

"Happy Mother's Day!" written on a cake.
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Etymology

From Anna Jarvis's campaign in the early 20th century, which insisted on using a singular spelling in order to associate the day with observants' particular mothers.

Noun

Mother's Day (plural Mother's Days)

  1. (US, Canada) A day in honor of one's mother on the second Sunday in May in the United States and Canada.
  2. (UK and Ireland, informal) Synonym of Mothering Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent, a moveable feast three weeks before Easter, used as a day in honor of mothers in some Commonwealth countries.
  3. Other similar holidays honoring mothers or one's mother in various countries.

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