mother earth
Americannoun
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the earth regarded as the source of all animate and inanimate things.
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the land or soil.
Etymology
Origin of mother earth
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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But instead of returning to the city with Rama, Sita prays to return to mother earth.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2023
"Human beings themselves have destroyed mother earth," she says.
From BBC ● May 18, 2022
Food connects me both to mother earth but also to my ancestors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2016
“He’s brought to the classroom a lot of American Indian spirituality and social justice issues — honoring mother earth and our ancestors,” she said.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2013
Was death merely a return to the womb of mother earth, or did they have some conception of the beyond?
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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