# Mother's Day

Pronunciation: US say "MUTH-urz day" /ˈmʌðɚz ˌdeɪ/; UK say "MUTH-uhz day" /ˈmʌðəz ˌdeɪ/

## Noun

1. A holiday honoring one's mother, observed in the United States and Canada on the second Sunday of May. *(Canada, US)*
   - Simple: A special day to honor your mother, held in the United States and Canada on the second Sunday in May.
   - _Florists report their busiest week of the year leading into Mother's Day._
   - _She drove three hours home to surprise her mom on Mother's Day._
2. Any of the various holidays in different countries set aside to honor mothers or one's own mother.
   - Simple: A day in other countries when people honor mothers.
   - _In Mexico, families gather for a large meal on Mother's Day every May tenth._
   - _Many countries celebrate Mother's Day at different times throughout the year._
3. In British usage, a day honoring mothers held on the fourth Sunday of Lent, three weeks before Easter, the same occasion as Mothering Sunday. *(colloquial, Ireland, UK)*
   - Simple: In Britain, a day to honor mothers held three weeks before Easter.
   - _Across the United Kingdom, Mother's Day falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent rather than in May._
   - _Many British churches hold special services on Mother's Day, handing posies to the mothers in the congregation._

## Origin

The name comes from Anna Jarvis's campaign in the early 20th century. She insisted on the singular spelling, "Mother's," so that the day would be linked to each observer's own particular mother rather than mothers in general.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mother-s-day (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).