English Explanatory Dictionary

Mother Hubbard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long, wide, loose gown with long sleeves and a high neck originally introduced by Christian missionaries as an adaptation of 19th-century European fashion to Polynesia but subsequently inclusive of lighter and more colorful variations.
adj
  1. Empty.

Word forms

Mother Hubbard Mother Hubbards more Mother Hubbard most Mother Hubbard

Etymology

From "Old Mother Hubbard", a nursery rhyme.

Synonyms

holoku

Derived words

Mother Hubbard clause
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