Mother Carey

proper noun

A supernatural figure personifying the cruel and threatening sea in the imagination of 18th- and 19th-century sailors.

OriginLatin mater cara →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A supernatural figure personifying the cruel and threatening sea in the imagination of 18th- and 19th-century sailors.

Origin

  1. Latinmater cara“precious mother”
  2. EnglishMother Carey

Apparently from Latin mater cara (“precious mother”), which sometimes refers to the Virgin Mary.

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APA

Mother Carey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother%20Carey

MLA

“Mother Carey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother%20Carey. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mother Carey,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother%20Carey.

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