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Mother Earth

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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.

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2. proper noun

The goddess of the earth in various cultures; a statue or figurine of this goddess.

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