earth mother

Example Sentences

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In Native Hawaiian lore, it is the first-born son of the sky father and earth mother.

From Washington Times

Ted Danson, her “Cheers” co-star, once called her “a biker chick crossed with an earth mother” and praised her lack of self-consciousness.

From Washington Post

But in that telepathic moment between the sisters, Serena was not tennis’s earth mother.

From New York Times

Haloa was the first child of the earth mother and father and was stillborn.

From Salon

Ms. Missoni is a charismatic woman with an easy smile, a mane of dark curls and a disarming earth mother air.

From New York Times