- present tense form of mother (3rd person singular).
mothers
Example Sentences
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The grants aimed at providing fresh vegetables, chronic-disease screenings, at-home nurse visits for new mothers and other preventive care to low-income populations, according to a government database.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Single mothers with children over the age of 14 may be among those hit the hardest by the new work rules, it added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
The encounter, documented by researchers from Griffith University and Sea World Foundation, raises the possibility that humpback whale mothers may experience grief when a calf dies.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Humpback whale mothers may experience grief when their calves die, a rare observation led by Griffith University and Sea World Foundation has found.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Small children run around the trees in circles until they’re dizzy, and babies cry until they’re fed by their tired mothers.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
