The story
- Latin · derived frommater cara“precious mother”
- English todayMother Carey
Apparently from Latin mater cara (“precious mother”), which sometimes refers to the Virgin Mary.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mother Carey
Today it means: A supernatural figure personifying the cruel and threatening sea in the imagination of 18th- and 19th-century sailors. Full definition →
Latin mater cara