as in moms
a female human parent
I told my ma that on Mother's Day we'd be dining at the town's toniest restaurant
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Noun
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On a late Friday afternoon in March, Julia Huckins has brought her 4-year-old son Malcolm into downtown Livermore to treat him to some Meadowlark Dairy soft-serve ice cream, meet up with other moms and let their kids run around in a nearby park.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026 -
To support the best outcomes for moms and babies, pregnant women must have timely access to quality prenatal care.—
Mary C. Mayhew,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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An all encompassing definition of maternal dispossession scales the degrees to which Black mothers are victimized by the enduring projects of capitalism and colonialism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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After this, the team came to the conclusion that the village needed a women’s health center where mothers and newborns could stay for up to 72 hours.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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“Mas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mas. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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