Mother Nature

noun

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

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If getting back in touch with Mother Nature is on your list of New Year’s resolutions, Amazon can help make your outdoor aspirations a reality. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2025 Implementing practices that reduce waste, use green technologies and move communities forward is the only way to keep Mother Nature and customers happy and healthy. Stefano Carganico, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Mean Lisa, one of the new leaders of Mother Nature, made a video about a river that was being polluted by a nearby palm oil factory. Anton L. Delgado, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024 In the event that Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate, an extensive snowmaking service covers 99% of beginner terrain, 82% of intermediate terrain and 79% of advanced terrain. Roger Sands, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Mother Nature 

Word History

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 8 Jan. 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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