Definition of Mother Goose
: the legendary author of a collection of nursery rhymes first published in London about 1760
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“Mother Goose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mother%20Goose. Accessed 7 May. 2021.
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The first known use of Mother Goose was in 1785
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