Mother Hubbard
[ huhb-erd ]
/ ˈhʌb ərd /
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noun
a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
a character in a nursery rhyme.
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Examples from the Web for mother hubbard
Certainly it is not the loose and ungainly Mother-Hubbard gowns which are still the style of the native maiden.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney GreenbieShe was dressed in a shabby Mother-Hubbard gown and her feet were bare.
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British Dictionary definitions for mother hubbard
Mother Hubbard
/ (ˈhʌbəd) /
noun
(sometimes not capitals) a woman's full-length unbelted dress
Word Origin for Mother Hubbard
C19: after Mother Hubbard, a character in a nursery rhyme
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Word Origin and History for mother hubbard
Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard, nursery rhyme, was printed 1805, written by Sarah Catherine Martin (1768-1826) but based on earlier material of unknown origin (the name is attested from 1591).
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