Mother Earth

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Mother Earth

proper noun

  1. The personification of the Earth, (chiefly) conceived as a fertile, nurturing, and loving mother; a personification invoked in many contexts, religious and nonreligious, including figurative use in scientific contexts. Near-synonym: Mother Nature

    Similar: Earth, Gaia, Gaea, Terra, Mother Nature

  2. The goddess of the earth in various cultures; a statue or figurine of this goddess. [P]igs and sows by their exceeding fruitfulness would in their hour of sacrifice remind old mother Earth of what was expected from her!

    Similar: Earth Mother, Great Earth Mother, Great Mother, Great Goddess, Gaia, Gaea, Ge, Rhea, Demeter, Terra, Tellus, Bhumi

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name personification of Earth

EspañolMadre Tierra
日本語母地球 haha-chikyū
हिन्दीपृथ्वी pŕthvī, धरती माता dhartī mātā, धरित्री dharitrī
PortuguêsMãe Terra
FrançaisTerre-Mère
DeutschMutter Erde
ItalianoMadre Terra
РусскийМать-Земля Matʹ-Zemlja

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@misc{mother_earth_2026,
  title = {Mother Earth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mother%20earth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}