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

Leigh French, as the hippie earth mother in the segment “Share a Little Tea With Goldie,” always appeared to have been drinking something brewed through more than just tea leaves.

From Seattle Times

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

From Washington Times

Ted Danson, her “Cheers” co-star, once called her “a biker chick crossed with an earth mother” and praised her lack of self-consciousness.

From Washington Post

But in that telepathic moment between the sisters, Serena was not tennis’s earth mother.

From New York Times

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

From Salon