earth mother

English

Noun

earth mother (plural earth mothers)

1. A particularly caring/nurturing woman.
   • 1985 February 2, Andrea Freud Loewenstein, “Lust, Guilt and Authentic Lesbian Lives”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 28, page 11:

     Simple, plump, earth mother Jennifer is married to thin, sensitive and unstable Lyn, who is still under the cloud of his dominating mother (Hester) and aggressive half-brother (Matthew), an avaricious publisher.

   • 2001, Martha Moody, Best Friends, Riverhead Books,, →ISBN:

     And Helga for whatever reason, looks after him. She's an earth mother, in a way..

2. (paganism) Alternative letter-case form of Earth Mother

Anagrams

• Mother Earth