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Mother Carey
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English
Etymology
Apparently from en la mater cara precious mother, which sometimes refers to the Virgin Mary.
Proper noun
Mother Carey
A supernatural figure personifying the cruel and threatening sea in the imagination of 18th- and 19th-century sailors.
Derived terms
en Mother Carey's chicken
en Mother Carey's children
en Mother Carey's goose
en Mother Carey's hen
Anagrams
en aceehmorrty archeometry