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earth mother en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A particularly caring/nurturing woman.
    • 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. 1985 February 2, Andrea Freud Loewenstein, “Lust, Guilt and Authentic Lesbian Lives”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 28, page 11:
    • And Helga for whatever reason, looks after him. She's an earth mother, in a way.. 2001, Martha Moody, Best Friends, Riverhead Books,, →ISBN:
  2. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Earth Mother.

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