Mothering Sunday
noun
British, old-fashioned
: the fourth Sunday in Lent in Britain treated as a special day for honoring mothers
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Last year was Princess Eugenie's first Mothering Sunday as a mom of two, as her son Ernest was born just a few weeks after the King's coronation in May 2023.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Mothering Sunday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mothering%20Sunday. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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