- present tense form of mother (3rd person singular).
mothers
Example Sentences
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One of his final Prep Talks last spring was about a Sylmar pitcher and Carson quarterback honoring their single mothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Postpartum depression occurs in 1 out of 10 women, and postpartum psychosis impacts mothers in 1 or 2 of every 1,000 births.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"In one of our strains, we saw that offspring from older mothers had a longer lifespan, implying a genetic mechanism may be involved in that beneficial effect."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Freud speculated that the “oceanic feeling” of religious ardor replicated the love that infants feel for their mothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The room mothers presented Mrs. Brisbane with a gift—a pair of red earrings, which she put on right away.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
