Mother Hubbard
[ huhb-erd ]
/ ˈhʌb ərd /
noun
a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
a character in a nursery rhyme.
Example sentences 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.
The Pacific Triangle |Sydney Greenbie
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