Meanings
plural Mother's Days · alternative Mothers' Day · alternative Mothers Day
- IrelandUKinformalSynonym of Mothering Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent, a moveable feast three weeks before Easter, used as a day in honor of mothers in some Commonwealth countries.
Synonyms: Mothering Sunday
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Mothering Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent, a moveable feast three weeks before Easter, used as a day in honor of mothers in some Commonwealth countries.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Moedersdag
- Moedersdaga day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Arabic عِيد اَلْأُمّ
- عِيد اَلْأُمّ (ʕīd al-ʔumm)a day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Catalan Dia de la Mare
- Dia de la Marea day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Chinese Cantonese 母親節 /母亲节
- 母親節 /母亲节 (mou⁵ can¹ zit³)a day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Chinese Mandarin 母親節 /母亲节
- 母親節 /母亲节 (mǔqīnjié)a day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Dutch Moederdag
- Moederdaga day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Estonian emadepäev
- emadepäeva day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Finnish äitienpäivä
- äitienpäiväa day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
French fête des Mères
- fête des Mèresa day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
German Muttertag
- Muttertaga day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Hungarian anyák napja
- anyák napjaa day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Indonesian Hari Ibu
- Hari Ibua day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Italian festa della mamma
- festa della mammaa day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Japanese 母の日, マザーズデー
- 母の日 (haha-no hi)a day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
- マザーズデー (mazāzudē)a day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Korean 어머니의 날
- 어머니의 날 (eomeoniui nal)a day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Norwegian Bokmål morsdag
- morsdaga day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Persian روز مادر
- روز مادر (ruz-e mâdar)a day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Polish Dzień Matki
- Dzień Matkia day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Portuguese Dia das Mães
- Dia das Mãesa day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Russian День ма́тери
- День ма́тери (Denʹ máteri)a day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Scottish Gaelic Là nam Màthraichean
- Là nam Màthraicheana day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Spanish Día de la Madre
- Día de la Madrea day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Swahili Siku ya Mama
- Siku ya Mamaa day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Swedish mors dag
- mors daga day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Tagalog Araw ng mga Ina
- Araw ng mga Inaa day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Tamil அன்னையர் நாள்
- அன்னையர் நாள் (aṉṉaiyar nāḷ)a day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Turkish Anneler Günü
- Anneler Günüa day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Vietnamese ngày Hiền Mẫu, ngày của Mẹ
- ngày Hiền Mẫua day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
- ngày của Mẹa day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
- ngày lễ các bà mẹa day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day
Cite this entry
Mother's Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother's%20Day
“Mother's Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother's%20Day. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mother's Day,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother's%20Day.
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