First Known Use: 1885
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Mother Hubbard
noun Mother Hub·bard \-ˈhə-bərd\
Definition of MOTHER HUBBARD
: a loose usually shapeless dress
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Origin of MOTHER HUBBARD
probably from Mother Hubbard, character in a nursery rhyme
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