at your mother's knee

at (one's) mother's knee

From one's mother, typically when one was a child. I learned how to bake at my mother's knee when I was just a girl.See also: knee

at your mother's (or father's) knee

at an early age.See also: knee

at your ˌmother’s ˈknee

when you were very young: I learnt these songs at my mother’s knee.See also: knee