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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“Mothering Sunday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mothering%20Sunday. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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