Meaning
A woman leader in Revival and balm-healing traditions — the 'Mother' who, like a Shepherdess, heads a church or balmyard, leads worship, and does spiritual and herbal healing. Respected and sometimes feared for her powers, the mother woman is a pillar of Afro-Jamaican folk religion, tending both the spiritual and the everyday troubles of those who come to her.
Examples
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Di mother woman run di balmyard.
The mother woman runs the healing yard.
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Dem carry di sick child to di mother woman.
They took the sick child to the mother woman.
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Di mother woman have spiritual power.
The mother woman has spiritual power.
Origin
From 'mother' (a leader/elder figure) + 'woman'; a female Revival/balm leader. See [[shepherd]], [[balmyard]].
How it’s used
A female Revival/balm-healing leader ('Mother'). See [[shepherd]], [[balmyard]], [[myal]].