Mother Nature

noun

: nature personified as a woman considered as the source and guiding force of creation

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An act of Mother Nature may have provided a convenient escape hatch. Tom Layberger, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 This dangling face flesh may look like Mother Nature’s idea of a practical joke, but it is actually packed with purpose. Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2025 Instead of using concrete block made in a factory, consider using natural stone made by Mother Nature. Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025 Frederick may have felt temperatures rise in the past few days, but was that Mother Nature or Chef Gordon Ramsay in the kitchen? Cale Ahearn, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Mother Nature

Word History

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Mother Nature was in 1551

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“Mother Nature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mother%20Nature. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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Mother Nature

noun
: nature represented as a woman thought of as the source and guiding force of creation
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