earth mother
noun
often capitalized E&M
1
: the earth viewed (as in primitive theology) as the divine source of terrestrial life
2
: an embodiment of the female principle of fertility : a nurturing maternal woman
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As Emilia, trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón has the warmth of an earth mother, but that warmth can't completely defrost the cold-bloodedness of her past.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Sturgill Simpson stepped off the grid and into the persona of Johnny Blue Skies, Kacey Musgraves cultivated an earth mother worldview, Lainey Wilson turned an honest eye toward her sudden fame, and Chris Stapleton made his most cohesive album since his debut, Traveller.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
Unlike Janet, an earth mother who exerts a gravitational pull on others, Lacy is too immersed in the conundrum of her own life to care about her effect on those around her.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
The Aztecs similarly viewed toads as a source of fertility, in the form of the earth mother goddess Tlaltecuhtli.
—Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2022
Over her two-and-a-half-decade career in the fashion industry, Karen Elson’s work as a model has seen her transform into many things: an Old Hollywood vamp, a 1950s pin-up, an earth mother, a fairytale princess.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 13 May 2022
One’s a fancy reporter known by all the waitstaff at Le Bilboquet, the other’s a philanthropic earth mother.
—Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 19 May 2021
But in that telepathic moment between the sisters, Serena was not tennis’s earth mother.
—New York Times, 14 Feb. 2021
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Sturgill Simpson stepped off the grid and into the persona of Johnny Blue Skies, Kacey Musgraves cultivated an earth mother worldview, Lainey Wilson turned an honest eye toward her sudden fame, and Chris Stapleton made his most cohesive album since his debut, Traveller.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
Unlike Janet, an earth mother who exerts a gravitational pull on others, Lacy is too immersed in the conundrum of her own life to care about her effect on those around her.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
The Aztecs similarly viewed toads as a source of fertility, in the form of the earth mother goddess Tlaltecuhtli.
—Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2022
Over her two-and-a-half-decade career in the fashion industry, Karen Elson’s work as a model has seen her transform into many things: an Old Hollywood vamp, a 1950s pin-up, an earth mother, a fairytale princess.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 13 May 2022
One’s a fancy reporter known by all the waitstaff at Le Bilboquet, the other’s a philanthropic earth mother.
—Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 19 May 2021
But in that telepathic moment between the sisters, Serena was not tennis’s earth mother.
—New York Times, 14 Feb. 2021
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“Earth mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earth%20mother. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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