- present tense form of mother (3rd person singular).
mothers
Example Sentences
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Infant formula is designed to provide the correct balance of nutrients for babies when mothers cannot or choose not to breastfeed, and adding extra water alters that balance.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Most of them were not partnered and weren’t sure they wanted to be single mothers.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Beyond administrative hurdles, students face difficult personal choices, such as family separation and mothers unable to evacuate with their children.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelensky has been heeding a wise Ukrainian proverb: A gentle calf suckles two mothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
They put blue bands on the birds’ legs and wrote down the numbers so Jack could remember the birds’ birthdays and who their mothers and fathers were.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
