Meanings
- The personification of the Earth, (chiefly) conceived as a fertile, nurturing, and loving mother; a personification invoked in many contexts, religious and nonreligious, including figurative use in scientific contexts.
Near-synonym: Mother Nature
1 more example
We had not gone thirty paces from the shaft when far down in the depths my iron dart shot into the nerve ganglion of old Mother Earth and the great moment had arrived.
1928 February 25 – March 3, Arthur Conan Doyle, “When the World Screamed”, in The Professor Challenger Stories […], London: John Murray, […], published [1952], →OCLC, page 574Synonyms: Earth, Gaia, Gaea, Terra, Mother Nature
- lifestyleThe goddess of the earth in various cultures; a statue or figurine of this goddess.
Rather than sacrifice to Mother Earth, Anglo-Saxons were encouraged to direct their prayers to the Virgin Mary[.]
1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 1431 more example
[P]igs and sows by their exceeding fruitfulness would in their hour of sacrifice remind old mother Earth of what was expected from her!
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 73Synonyms: Earth Mother, Great Earth Mother, Great Mother, Great Goddess, Gaia, Gaea, Ge, Rhea
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe personification of the Earth, (chiefly) conceived as a fertile, nurturing, and loving mother; a personification invoked in many contexts, religious and nonreligious, including figurative use in scientific contexts.
proper nounThe goddess of the earth in various cultures; a statue or figurine of this goddess.
Translations
Bulgarian Майка Земя
- Майка Земя (Majka Zemja)personification of Earth
Danish Moder Jord
- Moder Jordpersonification of Earth
Dutch Moeder Aarde
- Moeder Aardepersonification of Earth
Finnish maaemo
- maaemopersonification of Earth
French Terre-Mère
- Terre-Mèrepersonification of Earth
German Mutter Erde
- Mutter Erdepersonification of Earth
Hindi पृथ्वी, धरती माता
- पृथ्वी (pŕthvī)personification of Earth
- धरती माता (dhartī mātā)personification of Earth
- धरित्री (dharitrī)personification of Earth
Indonesian Pertiwi
- Pertiwipersonification of Earth
Italian Madre Terra
- Madre Terrapersonification of Earth
Japanese 母地球
- 母地球 (haha-chikyū)personification of Earth
Polish Matka Ziemia
- Matka Ziemiapersonification of Earth
Portuguese Mãe Terra
- Mãe Terrapersonification of Earth
Russian Мать-Земля
- Мать-Земля (Matʹ-Zemlja)personification of Earth
Spanish Madre Tierra
- Madre Tierrapersonification of Earth
Swedish Moder Jord
- Moder Jordpersonification of Earth
Turkish Doğa Ana
- Doğa Anapersonification of Earth
Welsh y Fam Ddaear
- y Fam Ddaearpersonification of Earth
Cite this entry
Mother Earth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother%20Earth
“Mother Earth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother%20Earth. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mother Earth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother%20Earth.
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