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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
These North Carolina moms are saving each other.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Continuing her work to support competing moms with plans for bigger and better on-site childcare options in LA will be a big part of her agenda.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
The fight to support moms in sports isn’t really about sports.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
In a cover story interview focused on moms who have raised this generation's stars for Glamour's 2024 Women of the Year issue, Mandy Teefey opened up about the surprising (and super relatable) thing the spotlight has prevented her and the Only Murders in the Building star, 32, from doing.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Local Facebook groups, previously filled with weekend activity recommendations and hand-me-down clothes offerings, are now swamped with moms ready to go to great lengths to help one another − even while in dire need themselves.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
And even these beloved moms have experienced that kind of marginalization.
—Samantha Barry, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Perhaps as a reaction to that concern, some moms and dads are employing names that are inspired by babies, themselves.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Oct. 2024
Among infants whose mothers’ COVID vaccination status was available, all of the babies who died in the hospital were born to moms with no record of vaccination during their pregnancy, the report said.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Continuing her work to support competing moms with plans for bigger and better on-site childcare options in LA will be a big part of her agenda.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
The fight to support moms in sports isn’t really about sports.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
In a cover story interview focused on moms who have raised this generation's stars for Glamour's 2024 Women of the Year issue, Mandy Teefey opened up about the surprising (and super relatable) thing the spotlight has prevented her and the Only Murders in the Building star, 32, from doing.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Local Facebook groups, previously filled with weekend activity recommendations and hand-me-down clothes offerings, are now swamped with moms ready to go to great lengths to help one another − even while in dire need themselves.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
And even these beloved moms have experienced that kind of marginalization.
—Samantha Barry, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Perhaps as a reaction to that concern, some moms and dads are employing names that are inspired by babies, themselves.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Oct. 2024
Among infants whose mothers’ COVID vaccination status was available, all of the babies who died in the hospital were born to moms with no record of vaccination during their pregnancy, the report said.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Moms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moms. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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