Mothering Sunday

noun

British, old-fashioned
: the fourth Sunday in Lent in Britain treated as a special day for honoring mothers

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Last year was Princess Eugenie's first Mothering Sunday as a mom of two, as her son Ernest was born just a few weeks after the King's coronation in May 2023. Janine Henni, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025

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“Mothering Sunday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mothering%20Sunday. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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