| 单词 | mothers' union |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMothers' Union Mothers' Union n. (also Mother's Union) an Anglican organization for women, founded in 1876, with a particular interest in the quality of family life. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > specific women's organizations Ladies' Aid Society1842 mothers' meeting1865 Mothers' Union1888 Women's Institute1897 W.S.P.U.1907 Soroptimist Club1921 rural1925 Rural Institute1925 W.I.Z.O.1925 W.I.1928 W.V.S.1939 Black Sash1955 W.R.V.S.1966 1888 M. E. Sumner To Mothers of Higher Classes vi. 55 The ‘Mothers' Union’, now started in the Winchester Diocese, and in other Dioceses, is a very simple plan. 1972 L. Lamb Pict. Frame xiv. 123 I shall have to run a mothers' union or something. 1997 Church Times 7 Mar. 5/1 The general image of the Mother's Union is of an elderly organisation, so cliquish as to be regarded almost as a secret society. 1999 Rising Nepal 23 Oct. 3/7 A drinking water tank has been constructed at a cost of Rs 45,000 by the local Mothers' Union. < as lemmas |
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