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a female human parent
be sure to tell your mom and dad that you'll be home late for supper
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Recent Examples of moms
One study, though, done at a hospital in Canada, found that dads are just as good as moms at detecting fever with their hands.
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
In a soft pink hue that fits the V-Day theme, this eye mask will be a hit with travelers, new moms, and skin-care obsessives.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Both moms were reluctant to get their daughters involved.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately that is not the reality for too many moms across this country.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Ask working moms how quickly the fall from good witch status.
—Caroline Aiken Koster, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
Beyond leaning on friends in her own life, Duff thinks about the fact that her children have the benefit of growing up alongside the kids of Trainor, Moore, Tisdale and the other moms in their group — many of whom have a lot in common.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Most moms and dads consider the first few years of parenting to be among the hardest.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
This is the question posed in a Reddit thread that has spurred a lot of conversation among new and been-there-done-that moms and dads.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
In a soft pink hue that fits the V-Day theme, this eye mask will be a hit with travelers, new moms, and skin-care obsessives.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Both moms were reluctant to get their daughters involved.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately that is not the reality for too many moms across this country.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Ask working moms how quickly the fall from good witch status.
—Caroline Aiken Koster, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
Beyond leaning on friends in her own life, Duff thinks about the fact that her children have the benefit of growing up alongside the kids of Trainor, Moore, Tisdale and the other moms in their group — many of whom have a lot in common.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Most moms and dads consider the first few years of parenting to be among the hardest.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
This is the question posed in a Reddit thread that has spurred a lot of conversation among new and been-there-done-that moms and dads.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Moms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moms. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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