earth mother

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noun

the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility and the source of all life.

a female spirit or deity serving as a symbol of life or fertility.

a sensuous, maternal woman.

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Origin of earth mother

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby earth mother

earthlight, earthling, earth lodge, earthly, earthman, earth mother, earthmover, earthmoving, earthnut, earthpea, earthperson

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How to use earth mother in a sentence

Two were blue like the sky and two dun-red like the flesh of the Earth-mother.
Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest|Katharine Berry Judson
Tiw is the god of honorable war, the son of Odin and Frigga, the earth mother.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song|Florence Holbrook
As Kali she is the black earth-mother, and as Jagadgauri, the yellow woman, the harvest bride.
Indian Myth and Legend|Donald Alexander Mackenzie
This earth-mother is the characteristic and central feature of the early Aegean religions.
Five Stages of Greek Religion|Gilbert Murray

Warm is the Earth-mother, cold the Sky-father, even as woman is the warm, man the cold being!
Outlines of Zui Creation Myths|Frank Hamilton Cushing

British Dictionary definitions for earth mother

earth mother

noun

(in various mythologies)

a female goddess considered as the source of fertility and life
the earth personified

informal a sensual or fecund woman

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earth mother

or Earth Mother

Origin of earth mother

Words nearby earth mother

Words related to earth mother

How to use earth mother in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for earth mother