mother's knee
noun
The lap of one's mother, considered as a place of learning in infancy or as a place of safety and comfort; chiefly in to learn at one's mother's knee.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Hoffman (1806–1884).
| 单词 | mother's knee |
| 释义 | mother's kneenoun The lap of one's mother, considered as a place of learning in infancy or as a place of safety and comfort; chiefly in to learn at one's mother's knee. Origin |
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