mother earth

noun

1. the earth regarded as the source of all animate and inanimate things.

2. the land or soil.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mother earth¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

Williams said those irrigation methods worked in concert with nature, the exact opposite of how Los Angeles has drilled wells to extract water that Mother Earth accumulated over centuries in her “womb.”

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In a stern voiceover, we hear “In 2120, Mother Earth is expecting . . .” accompanied by matching text onscreen.

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The teaser’s promise that “Mother Earth is expecting” uses the language of birth, playing into the franchise’s ongoing themes about motherhood.

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Presiding over the fire ceremony, in which we rotated as we honoured the north, south, east and west and then Mother Earth, was an Indigenous leader - an Earth Elder - wearing a headdress and a dazzling robe of blue feathers.

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They were followed by Polish star Justyna Steczkowska, who hung precariously above the stage on two ropes, as she sang her witchy hymn to mother earth, Gaja.

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