"Mothers' Day" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Mothers' Days [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Mothers' Day}} Mothers' Day (plural Mothers' Days)
  1. (US) Misspelling of Mother's Day. Tags: US, alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: Mother's Day
    Sense id: en-Mothers'_Day-en-noun-ntzxPAaR Categories (other): American English
  2. (UK and Ireland) Synonym of Mothering Sunday. Tags: Ireland, UK Synonyms: Mothering Sunday [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Mothers'_Day-en-noun-S74nvNAK Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 75 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 80 12
  3. Synonym of Mother's Day, as a calque of specific days honoring all mothers in various countries. Synonyms: Mother's Day [synonym, synonym-of], as a calque of specific days honoring all mothers in various countries [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Mothers'_Day-en-noun-9AKeX2hI

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