earth mother

or Earth Mother

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

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Examples from the Web for earth-mother

The god, stooping slightly, was pouring the nectar of his cup to the Earth-Mother, praying her to restore him Daphne.
The Death of the Gods|Dmitri Mrejkowski
Wishing for that whereby thou hast being, I shall go forth from here prayerfully upon the trails of my earth-mother.
Zui Fetiches|Frank Hamilton Cushing
The story states, “Warm is the Earth-mother and cold the Sky-father, even as woman is warm and man is cold.”
The Position of Woman in Primitive Society|C. Gasquoine Hartley
One of these names, Sirŏna, probably meant the long-lived one, and was applied to the earth-mother.
Celtic Religion|Edward Anwyl

Hence arose the cult of the Earth-mother who was often also a goddess of love as well as of fertility.
The Religion of the Ancient Celts|J. A. MacCulloch

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

noun

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Origin of earth mother

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noun