Mother Carey
English
Etymology
Apparently from Latin 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
- Mother Carey's chicken
- Mother Carey's children
- Mother Carey's goose
Anagrams
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