Mother Nature

noun

: nature personified as a woman considered as the source and guiding force of creation

Examples of Mother Nature in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Joining Evans and Taylor-Joy are Vincent Cassel and Salma Hayek as a billionaire couple hosting the event, as well as Charli xcx as pop star Mother Nature in a small cameo. — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

People have been informally betting on Mother Nature for more than 100 years, Pietruska said, dating to the 1880s when people in India would gamble on whether a rain gauge would overflow during a monsoon. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Hours later, the show finally went on, but by then Mother Nature had made her point. — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Mother Nature complicates the equation further because the same vineyard can yield different amounts of grapes each year. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Mother Nature

• legislature
• nomenclature

Kids Definition

Mother Nature

noun

: nature represented as a woman thought of as the source and guiding force of creation