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earth mother

1. A goddess or female spirit representing the earth as the giver of life; a fertility goddess.

2. A woman combining maternal and sensual qualities.

earth mother

1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in various mythologies)

a. a female goddess considered as the source of fertility and life

b. the earth personified

2. Informal a sensual or fecund woman

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earth mother - the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility

earth goddess, earth-goddess - a goddess of fertility and vegetation

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