earth mother

American  

Or Earth Mother

noun

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

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

3. a sensuous, maternal woman.

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earth mother British  

noun

1. 1. a female goddess considered as the source of fertility and life

   2. the earth personified

2. informal a sensual or fecund woman

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Etymology

Origin of earth mother

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

In Native Hawaiian lore, it is the first-born son of the sky father and earth mother.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2023

I'm not a natural earth mother, I might do it with a glass of wine, but I've now got a much better relationship with my kids as a result of my cancer.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2023

Haloa was the first child of the earth mother and father and was stillborn.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2020

She was nothing less than a cross between Venus, the goddess of love, and Gaia, the earth mother.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2017

Antaeus’s mother was Gaia the earth mother, the most ancient goddess of all.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan