mother hubbard
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "Her arms were like legs of mutton, her breasts like giant cabbages; her face, broad and fleshy, gave you an impression of almost indecent nakedness, and vast chin succeeded to vast chin. I do not know how many of them there were. They fell away voluminously into the capaciousness of her bosom. She was dressed usually in a pink Mother Hubbard, and she wore all day long a large straw hat."
- ""Other than my earthquake kit, the cupboards are looking pretty Mother Hubbard. We can go to the Farmers Market and get some produce.""
- ""It's a bit Mother Hubbard, I'm afraid.'" We made our way through the empty house."