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Earth Mother¹

noun Earth Mothers · earth mother

  1. The Great Goddess of the Earth and fertility. In the ancient myth of Demeter and Persephone - which has been adopted by so many peoples under so many forms - Demeter the Earth-mother loses her daughter Persephone (who represents of course the Vegetation), carried down into the underworld by the evil powers of Darkness and Winter.

    Similar: Great Earth Mother, Great Mother, Mother Earth, Great Goddess

  2. A figurine or depiction of this goddess.

    Similar: Great Earth Mother, Great Mother, Mother Earth, Great Goddess

earth mother²

noun earth mothers

  1. A particularly caring and nurturing woman. Simple, plump, earth mother Jennifer is married to thin, sensitive and unstable Lyn, who is still under the cloud of his dominating mother (Hester) and aggressive half-brother (Matthew), an avaricious publisher.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Earth Mother

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@misc{earth_mother_2026,
  title = {earth mother},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/earth%20mother},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}