Mother Hubbard
Mother Hub·bard
noun \-ˈhə-bərd\Definition of MOTHER HUBBARD
: a loose usually shapeless dress
See Origin of MOTHER HUBBARD
probably from Mother Hubbard, character in a nursery rhyme
First Known Use: 1884
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