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Mother Hubbard

[ huhb-erd ]

noun

  1. a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
  2. a character in a nursery rhyme.


Mother Hubbard

/ ˈhʌbəd /

noun

  1. sometimes not capitals a woman's full-length unbelted dress
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mother Hubbard1

C19: after Mother Hubbard, a character in a nursery rhyme

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