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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOTHER HUBBARD

After Mother Hubbard, a character in a nursery rhyme.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MOTHER HUBBARD

Mother Hubbard  [ˈhʌbəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOTHER HUBBARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mother Hubbard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOTHER HUBBARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Mother Hubbard in the English dictionary

The definition of Mother Hubbard in the dictionary is a woman's full-length unbelted dress.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOTHER HUBBARD


arbored
ˈɑːbəd
beblubbered
bɪˈblʌbəd
chambered
ˈtʃeɪmbəd
cupboard
ˈkʌbəd
Gibberd
ˈɡɪbəd
halberd
ˈhælbəd
laboured
ˈleɪbəd
larboard
ˈlɑːbəd
Lombard
ˈlɒmbəd
membered
ˈmɛmbəd
remembered
rɪˈmembəd
scabbard
ˈskæbəd
starboard
ˈstɑːbəd
tabard
ˈtæbəd
timbered
ˈtɪmbəd
tribade
ˈtrɪbəd
unencumbered
ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbəd
unincumbered
ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbəd
unnumbered
ʌnˈnʌmbəd
unremembered
ˌʌnrɪˈmɛmbəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOTHER HUBBARD

Mother Carey´s chicken
Mother Church
Mother City
mother country
mother craft
Mother Earth
Mother Goose
mother hen
mother lode
mother love
Mother Nature
Mother of God
Mother of Parliaments
Mother of Satan
mother of the chapel
mother of vinegar
mother ship
Mother Shipton

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOTHER HUBBARD

award
bard
board
bombard
bulletin board
card
Colombard
credit card
Edward
forward
guard
guimbard
hard
heard
Howard
in this regard
Langobard
Longobard
Svalbard
unscabbard

Synonyms and antonyms of Mother Hubbard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Mother Hubbard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOTHER HUBBARD

Find out the translation of Mother Hubbard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Mother Hubbard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Mother Hubbard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

母亲哈伯德
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mother Hubbard
570 millions of speakers

English

Mother Hubbard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

माँ हबर्ड
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

أم هوبارد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мать Хаббард
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mãe Hubbard
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাদার হুবার্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Mother Hubbard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ibu Hubbard
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mother Hubbard
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マザーハバード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어머니 허바드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ibu Hubbard
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

mẹ Hubbard
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாய் ஹப்பார்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मदर हबर्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Anne Hubbard
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mother Hubbard
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mother Hubbard
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мати Хаббард
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mama Hubbard
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Mother Hubbard
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moeder Hubbard
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mother Hubbard
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mother Hubbard
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mother Hubbard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTHER HUBBARD»

The term «Mother Hubbard» is regularly used and occupies the 55.399 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTHER HUBBARD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Mother Hubbard» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Mother Hubbard» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Mother Hubbard

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTHER HUBBARD»

Discover the use of Mother Hubbard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mother Hubbard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard runs errand after errand for her remarkable dog.
Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen, 1982
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Old Mother Hubbard and her dog
Tells the story of Old Mother Hubbard and her dog.
‎1860
3
Old Mother Hubbard: a nursury rhyme
A retelling of the classic Mother Goose rhyme about the clever and contrary dog who preferred news to shoes, jigs to wigs, and cats to hats.
David Johnson, Sarah Catherine Martin, 1998
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Old Mother Hubbard
When Old Mother Hubbard finds her cupboard bare, she goes on a wacky shopping spree to buy her hungry dog some shoes, a wig, a coat--everything but his supper! Children will love the silly antics of the lovable dog.
‎2008
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Mother Hubbard, Her Picture Book: Containing Mother Hubbard, ...
MOTHER HUBBARD, as we all know, had a cupboard which she found bare on one occasion. Well, this is Mother Hubbard's Picture Book, and it's rather bearish, too, for thereareno less than THREE BEARS therein. But you must not suppose ...
Walter Crane
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Old Mother Hubbard
To. the. Teacher. or. Parent. This book allows for a wonderful shared reading experience for children who are just beginning to learn to read. The familiar rhyme and images help new readers “tell the story” either as they read or as they are ...
Dona Herweck Rice, 2009
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Old Mother Hubbard's Hungry Family
... Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard To get her poor dog a bone. But when she got there The cupboard was bare So the poor little dog had none. Old Mother Hubbard's Hungry Family Narrator Father Mother Hubbard Hubbard ...
Carrie Smith, 2008
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Reforming Women's Fashion, 1850-1920: Politics, Health, and Art
in fashion, for work they usually chose to wear more simple versions of what was an acceptable silhouette or a variation of the house gown. The loose-fitting Mother Hubbard, in particular, was not an uncommon sight on the farm; some women ...
Patricia A. Cunningham, 2003
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Creative Writing: For People who Can't Not Write
A century ago Flora parodied the preaching style with a mock sermon based on the nursery-rhyme text "Old Mother Hubbard." Brethren, the words of my text are: Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cupboard To get her poor dog a bone.
Kathryn Ann Lindskoog, 1989
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African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and ...
Omega Psi Phi has done this with "Old Mother Hubbard." By subverting the role of the maternal figure, the Omegas transform a rhyme dealing with the plight of hunger into an illicit parody: Old Mother Hubbard She went to her cupboard To get ...
Tamara L. Brown, Gregory Parks, Clarenda M. Phillips, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTHER HUBBARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mother Hubbard is used in the context of the following news items.
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Photographer gives Disney fairytale wedding two princes
The owner of Mother Hubbard Photography likes to take her craft and twist it into thematic untraditional scenes of marriage and friendship. «San Diego Gay & Lesbian News, Jul 15»
2
Food bank going hungry
The shelves at the Dawson Creek Salvation Army food bank are beginning to look a little bit like mother Hubbard's cupboards. Joe Ludlow ... «Alaska Highway News, Jul 15»
3
Sportsmen's Club unrest; $220K for poor students; Chicken …
... Grace Community Church. 31 N. Pearl St. Bridgeton, NJ 08302. —. MY KIND OF TOWN: Where Ol' Mother Hubbard never lived in Bridgeton. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
4
WellPet Leads the Pack at SuperZoo 2015 with Innovative Recipe …
For more information on the new Wellness, Old Mother Hubbard, Eagle Pack and Holistic Select products unveiled at SuperZoo 2015, visit ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
5
Streets were buzzing with the Rag Parade procession in 1971
... won by the group 'secretarial G' with a scene from Up Pompeii, while Old Mother Hubbard scooped second place for the 'nurses one' team. «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
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Telling stories
... and there is still that magical moment when we spot Mother Hubbard in the cupboard. We have read aloud brochures and inflight magazines ... «Pune Mirror, Jul 15»
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Real-Life Disney Princes Meet, Fall In Love, In Amazing Fairy Tale …
Alana Hubbard is a portrait photographer and the owner of Mother Hubbard Photography in Central New Jersey. Her specialty is “princess and ... «NewNowNext, Jul 15»
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'Samba' Star Omar Sy LIVE
"Oh Mother Hubbard"! SomebodyAnybody July 17, 2015 17:15 The Intouchables is one of my favorite movies. hp_blogger_Jeff Stevens July 17, 2015 17:14 Can ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Grace Dent reviews Po' Boys
'We'll serve choux pastry in a shoe shop… and we'll call it Mother Hubbard's!' one person will slur, while cohorts nod then agree to charge £38 ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
10
WellPet Names Parsons Vice President of Sales
WellPet is home to the family of premium pet food brands including Wellness®, Old Mother Hubbard®, Eagle Pack® and Holistic Select®. «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mother Hubbard [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mother-hubbard>. Apr 2024 ».
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