noun
definition
Mother.
definition
Ma'am; a term of respect for an older woman.
noun
definition
A chrysanthemum.
Examples of mums in a Sentence
Mums, as everyone called Mrs. Reynolds, had been like a second mother to Lori and Carmen.
No one knew but Mums – and she couldn't know for sure.
After lunch, Mums arrived to get Destiny.
Mums was her first choice because of confidentiality issues, but there probably wasn't much romance at her age and after so many years of marriage.
After Mums left, Carmen and Alex headed for the barn again.
Mums stared at her coffee.
Mums sat down at the table opposite Carmen and nodded.
Mums lifted her gaze from the steaming cup of coffee and sighed.
Mums nodded, her gaze shifting back to the coffee cup.
She didn't come here to discuss adoption with Mums and AI wasn't something she would ever agree to.
Instead of discussing this with Mums, she needed to sit down and discuss it with Alex.
Her gaze swung back to Mums and she stood.
Mums' smile was wry.
Carmen walked around the table and leaned over to hug Mums.
Mums patted her arm.
As Mums had pointed out – he could provide it.
Mums says a couple should never go to bed angry.
What did Mums have to say about all of this?
Only Mums defended him, as most mothers do.
They were a conservative family, and Mums said Lori's behavior when she was young was forgivable.
Finally she broke down and went to see Mums.
They hadn't told anyone she was pregnant yet and Mums was sure to be happy for them.
Mums greeted her with the usual warmth.
Mums put an arm around her shoulders and led her to the table.
Mums lifted a brow.
Of course Mums would immediately know the cause.
Carmen nodded, accepting the cup of coffee Mums offered.
Mums sat down at the table and put a hand over hers.
Mums patted her hand and smiled.
They talked for over an hour, Mums gracefully avoiding the obvious.
Mums probably suspected that Alex didn't believe the baby was his.
Mums wasn't clairvoyant, but she was intuitive.
If it had not been for Mums, she didn't know how she would have survived.
Even Mums couldn't bring a smile to her lips.
Mr. Reynolds was comforting a weeping Mums, and all of Josh's sisters had their husbands to comfort them.
He talked to Mums and Mr. Reynolds briefly and then left the waiting room.
She wanted to talk to Mums or one of Josh's sisters but was afraid of upsetting them further.
Mums hugged her tightly, too emotional to speak.
Holding her head elevated, as Mums had instructed, he offered the bottle.
Mums said that was what Carmen's eyes looked like when she was a baby.
From what Mums said, she generally did without any of the luxuries that other women took for granted.
Mums always said that you had to learn to look over their faults – forgive them as you would want them to forgive yours.
The dairy wasn't simply a financial endeavor, as Mums had thought.
Mums lifted Destiny into her arms, enthusing over her for a few minutes before she turned her attention to Carmen.
No one knew but Mums – and she couldn't know for sure.
If Mums was partial, it would be toward Alex.
Maybe Mums had shaken her awake from a daydream and she now walked in the light of reality.
As Mums had pointed out – he could provide it.
As Mums had predicted, she threw herself wholeheartedly into making their marriage a success.
But Mums was also sympathetic to Lori.