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
Examples of earth mother in a Sentence
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Wilbur — who looks every bit the quintessential earth mother, with her salt-and-pepper hair pinned into a messy bun and wearing an aqua cape, cactus-print socks and hiking boots — gives a short talk about the origins of forest bathing.
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Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
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
Fast Facts: Hawai’i also contains Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, a name that honors Papahānaumoku and Wākea, the earth mother and the sky god.
—Tara Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2020
An earth mother with an impenetrable aura of self-containment, she’s been deeply traumatized by her direct involvement in Perry’s death and her inability to share what happened with her husband and daughter.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 June 2019
Owned and operated by a warm, earth mother type named Rebecca Raspberry, who worked for 14 years at House of Ghandi, her father’s health food store in Chicago, Vibrations feels like equal parts lunch counter and social center.
—New York Times, 17 July 2019
Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
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
Fast Facts: Hawai’i also contains Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, a name that honors Papahānaumoku and Wākea, the earth mother and the sky god.
—Tara Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2020
An earth mother with an impenetrable aura of self-containment, she’s been deeply traumatized by her direct involvement in Perry’s death and her inability to share what happened with her husband and daughter.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 June 2019
Owned and operated by a warm, earth mother type named Rebecca Raspberry, who worked for 14 years at House of Ghandi, her father’s health food store in Chicago, Vibrations feels like equal parts lunch counter and social center.
—New York Times, 17 July 2019
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“Earth mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earth%20mother. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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