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earth mother

earth mother noun: a particularly caring/nurturing woman. Also the alternative letter-case form of Earth Mother.

Noun (1)

earth mother (plural earth mothers)

  1. A particularly caring/nurturing woman.
    • Simple, plump, earth mother Jennifer is married to thin, sensitive and unstable Lyn, who is still under the cloud of his dominating mother (Hester) and aggressive half-brother (Matthew), an avaricious publisher.1985 February 2, Andrea Freud Loewenstein, “Lust, Guilt and Authentic Lesbian Lives”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 28, page 11
    • And Helga for whatever reason, looks after him. She's an earth mother, in a way..2001, Martha Moody, Best Friends, Riverhead Books,, →ISBN

Noun (2) capitalized: Earth Mother

Earth Mother (plural Earth Mothers)

  1. The Great Goddess of the Earth and fertility.
    • In the ancient myth of Demeter and Persephone - which has been adopted by so many peoples under so many forms - Demeter the Earth-mother loses her daughter Persephone (who represents of course the Vegetation), carried down into the underworld by the evil powers of Darkness and Winter.1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 73
    • Taking this somewhat tenuous line of reasoning one step further, it might be suggested that witches sought enlightenment and contact with the Earth Mother and Sky Father through group activities, while wizards tended towards shamanistic methods and techniques.1994, Tony Linsell, Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Migration & Magic, Anglo-Saxon,, →ISBN, page 165
  2. A figurine or depiction of this goddess.

Also used as

earth mother is also the alternative letter-case form of Earth Mother.

Synonyms of earth mother

Forms of earth mother

pluralearth mothers
pluralEarth Mothers
alternative formearth mother

Questions about earth mother

What does earth mother mean?
Earth mother means a particularly caring/nurturing woman.
What part of speech is earth mother?
Earth mother is a noun.
What is the plural of earth mother?
The plural of earth mother is earth mothers.

Words near earth mother in the dictionary

  1. earth house
  2. Earth mass
  3. Earth masses
  4. earth metal
  5. earth metals
  6. earth mother
  7. earth mothers
  8. earth moving
  9. Earth normal
  10. earth oil
  11. Earth Overshoot Day

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