Etymology

Mother's Day

Today it means: A day in honor of one's mother on the second Sunday in May in the United States and Canada. Full definition →

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The story

From Anna Jarvis's campaign in the early 20th century, which insisted on using a singular spelling in order to associate the day with observants' particular mothers.

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