earth mother



earth mother

1. A female goddess of fertility. Since I still haven't gotten pregnant, I've started praying to an earth mother.
2. A particularly nurturing and/or fertile woman. My yoga teacher is so kind and warm—she's a real earth mother. My sister has five kids already, and now, she's pregnant again! She's practically an earth mother.
See also: earth, mother

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Iancu-Romanian
Lucy['lu:si]
Misho-Georgian
Ivo (1)EE-vo (German, Dutch, Italian), EE-fo (German), EE-voo (Portuguese)German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Czech, Ancient Germanic
Laurence['lɔrəns]
Karolis-Lithuanian