- present tense form of mother (3rd person singular).
mothers
Example Sentences
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Most of them were not partnered and weren’t sure they wanted to be single mothers.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Beyond administrative hurdles, students face difficult personal choices, such as family separation and mothers unable to evacuate with their children.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelensky has been heeding a wise Ukrainian proverb: A gentle calf suckles two mothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
This is based on births registered to mothers with foreign addresses.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Very few occupations in the nineteenth century were open to women, fewer still to abandoned mothers.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
