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Definition of Mothering Sunday noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Mothering Sunday

noun
 
/ˌmʌðərɪŋ ˈsʌndeɪ/,
 
/ˌmʌðərɪŋ ˈsʌndi/
 
/ˌmʌðərɪŋ ˈsʌndeɪ/,
 
/ˌmʌðərɪŋ ˈsʌndi/
[uncountable, countable] (British English, becoming old-fashioned)
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  1. Mother's Day (= a day on which mothers traditionally receive cards and gifts from their children, celebrated in the UK on the fourth Sunday in Lent and in the US on the second Sunday in May)
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