- present tense form of mother (3rd person singular).
mothers
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She said she had received "the most heart-warming messages" from fellow mothers and praise from fathers who credited the book with helping them to understand what their partners may have been going through after birth.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Census Bureau data, while 45% of mothers were breadwinners.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
“Our industry needs this workforce,” said Maja Ericksen, executive vice president at construction company Mortenson, which in 2024 began offering 12 weeks of paid leave for birth mothers in its skilled workforce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Two other streaming series, “Crystal Lake” on Peacock and “Carrie” on Prime Video, place two of the horror genre’s most famous scary mothers in new contexts.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
It would like a new family to run through its massive halls, children to climb on the grand staircase, mothers to chide them and fathers to play hide-and-seek through the many rooms.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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