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mother earth

noun

  1. the earth regarded as the source of all animate and inanimate things.
  2. the land or soil.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mother earth1

First recorded in 1580–90

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Example Sentences

In Wicca, the female goddess is represented by the Moon, a symbol of Mother Earth and fertility.

The skin of this people is not of a wholesome color like the skin of our people who are born of our holy mother earth.

He sits down near the flower, upon the lap of Mother Earth, takes out his pipe and fills it with tobacco.

The floor of the buggy being too short for a bed, we were driven to seek rest on the bosom of Mother Earth.

The mules jolted us across the valley, and landed us at a big block of tents, and we took places in one; mother earth again.

The fairies have the flowers for their musical bells, and the grasses sing softly to the dear mother earth.

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