English Explanatory Dictionary

Mother Carey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A supernatural figure personifying the cruel and threatening sea in the imagination of 18th- and 19th-century sailors.

Word forms

Mother Carey

Etymology

Apparently from Latin mater cara (“precious mother”), which sometimes refers to the Virgin Mary.

Derived words

Mother Carey's chicken Mother Carey's children Mother Carey's goose Mother Carey's hen
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