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moms

noun

plural of mom

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a female human parent be sure to tell your mom and dad that you'll be home late for supper

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Recent Examples of moms The California State Senate passed a bill Thursday to regulate potential toxins in diapers — a product moms, dads and caregivers may use up to 8,000 times before a child is potty-trained. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 The moms, dads, wives, husbands, daughters and sons whose lives were upended. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 Only between one and two out of 1,000 women experience PPP, while it’s estimated that up to one-in-eight new moms experience PPD after giving birth. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Aug. 2026 Renata starts dating fitness instructor Brody, who teaches all the moms at a beach bootcamp, and takes motorcycle lessons in the spirit of her teenage rebellion years. — Matt Minton, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 Once some family members started to head out, Mosteller was surprised when one of the moms who saw her Facebook invite showed up. — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 Emily Stack is senior director of policy and executive director of Moms for America Action, a national movement of over half a million moms whose mission is to empower moms. — Emily Stack, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 In the film, Jane (Mann), Mel (Fisher), Coco (Buteau) and Sophie (Faris) were inseparable best friends growing up, but as adults, Jane, Coco and Sophie are busy as single moms with stressful jobs and growing kids with activities to get to. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 More than 50 organizations now use it every year to mobilize zakat and Ramadan giving for moms and babies. — Alaa Murabit, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026

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The returning season will see new faces, and the return of the couple’s mothers, Penny Baines and Sarah Wigley, plus Sophie’s sister Georgia Habboo, and Jamie’s best-friend, Oliver Proudlock.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
For the mothers Fields, Hobbs, and Howard, the sudden, unexpected death of their children cut deep.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

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