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
VisitaciÓNbee-see-tah-THYON (Spanish), bee-see-tah-SYON (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
AntÓNan-TAWNGalician
BÉIbhinnBAY-vin, BE-veenIrish
Holland['hɔlənd]
AveAH-veEstonian
&Aelig;Lfgar-Anglo-Saxon