- (now chiefly Canada, US, often childish) Synonym of mother (“a female parent”).
- (figurative) Synonym of mother (“an origin, a source”).
- (obsolete) Used preceding a name as a title for a mother.
- (LGBTQ slang) A lesbian partner.
- (Caribbean, US (originally African-American Vernacular), informal) Used as a (respectful) term of address for a woman, especially an older one.
- (chiefly US (originally African-American Vernacular), slang)
- A girlfriend.
- A wife. [...]
Today, the second Sunday of May in 2026, is celebrated in many countries as Mother’s Day. Anna Jarvis first held a memorial ceremony at the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, U.S.A. (now the International Mother’s Day Shrine) to honour her deceased mother and all mothers on Sunday, May 10, 1908.
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