earth mothern.

Brit.

/ˈəːθ ˌmʌðə/, U.S.

/ˈərθ ˌməðər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: earth n.¹, mother n.¹

Etymology: < earth n.¹ + mother n.¹ Compare German Erdmutter (1760 or earlier). Compare slightly earlier mother earth n.

1. Also with capital initials. A female spirit, goddess, or being, who is associated with or symbolic of the earth; (also) = mother earth n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > specific thing as > the earth as

mother earth1568

earth mother1832

earth goddess1835

1832 S. L. Fairfield Last Night of Pompeii ii. 77 Through the Earth-Mother and the King of Cups.

1842 tr. J. G. Kohl Russia 373 All their gods they [sc. the Letts] called ‘father’ and all their goddesses ‘mother’. There was the Father of the Sea, and the Father of the Fire, the Earth-mother, the Forest-mother.., &c.

1891 Folk-lore 2 445 The diffusion of the worship of the earth-mother among the native tribes was more extended than is commonly supposed.

1906 Inst. Mag. Apr. 312 When the great, good Earth-Mother saw this, she called to April and sent her back to gain a victory over her malicious enemy.

1907 Academy 31 Aug. 837/1 Soft to his neck earth-mother clings.

1961 S. Lloyd Art Anc. Near East iii. 82 His symbolic marriage with Inanna, the ‘earth-mother’.

1991 T. Mitchell Blood Sport i. 40 The great cosmogonies of celestial bull-gods and earth mothers.

2. A nurturing and maternal woman; a mother who takes a natural approach to child rearing, typically influenced by New Age philosophy.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun] > one acting like mother

mothereOE

earth mother1962

motherer1974

1962 John o' London's 31 May 529/2 An earth-mother barmaid.

1970 Times 13 Feb. 15/3 Pat Quinn, who plays Alice, the earth-mother of the commune.

1975 J. Marshall Private Place 26 Was she, in fact, just what she seemed—a nice warm communal earth-mother or—?

1982 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 69/1 Sloanes look askance at those slings earth mothers carry their babies in—it must be bad for the bust.

1993 L. Colwin More Home Cooking viii. 42 The world is full of earth-mother types who are happy to tell you that having a baby is a snap and that yogurt is simply a matter of putting cold milk in a warm place with a little leftover yogurt added as a starter.

2005 K. Harrison Starter Marriage 127 She has so many different identities, from trouble-shooting head teacher..to country-bumpkin earth mother.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earth mother
释义	earth mothern. Brit. /ˈəːθ ˌmʌðə/, U.S. /ˈərθ ˌməðər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: earth n.¹, mother n.¹ Etymology: < earth n.¹ + mother n.¹ Compare German Erdmutter (1760 or earlier). Compare slightly earlier mother earth n. 1. Also with capital initials. A female spirit, goddess, or being, who is associated with or symbolic of the earth; (also) = mother earth n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > specific thing as > the earth as mother earth1568 earth mother1832 earth goddess1835 1832 S. L. Fairfield Last Night of Pompeii ii. 77 Through the Earth-Mother and the King of Cups. 1842 tr. J. G. Kohl Russia 373 All their gods they [sc. the Letts] called ‘father’ and all their goddesses ‘mother’. There was the Father of the Sea, and the Father of the Fire, the Earth-mother, the Forest-mother.., &c. 1891 Folk-lore 2 445 The diffusion of the worship of the earth-mother among the native tribes was more extended than is commonly supposed. 1906 Inst. Mag. Apr. 312 When the great, good Earth-Mother saw this, she called to April and sent her back to gain a victory over her malicious enemy. 1907 Academy 31 Aug. 837/1 Soft to his neck earth-mother clings. 1961 S. Lloyd Art Anc. Near East iii. 82 His symbolic marriage with Inanna, the ‘earth-mother’. 1991 T. Mitchell Blood Sport i. 40 The great cosmogonies of celestial bull-gods and earth mothers. 2. A nurturing and maternal woman; a mother who takes a natural approach to child rearing, typically influenced by New Age philosophy. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun] > one acting like mother mothereOE earth mother1962 motherer1974 1962 John o' London's 31 May 529/2 An earth-mother barmaid. 1970 Times 13 Feb. 15/3 Pat Quinn, who plays Alice, the earth-mother of the commune. 1975 J. Marshall Private Place 26 Was she, in fact, just what she seemed—a nice warm communal earth-mother or—? 1982 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 69/1 Sloanes look askance at those slings earth mothers carry their babies in—it must be bad for the bust. 1993 L. Colwin More Home Cooking viii. 42 The world is full of earth-mother types who are happy to tell you that having a baby is a snap and that yogurt is simply a matter of putting cold milk in a warm place with a little leftover yogurt added as a starter. 2005 K. Harrison Starter Marriage 127 She has so many different identities, from trouble-shooting head teacher..to country-bumpkin earth mother. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1832
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