Tied to someone's apron strings

Posted by ESC on November 16, 2005

In Reply to: Tied to someone's apron strings posted by ESC on November 16, 2005

: : Does anyone know the meaning of the idiom "Tied to someone's apron strings", and where it originated?

: It means too attached to one's mother. And it has a literal origin. In the days before playpens and other devices, a mother would attach her child to her by her apron strings. The child could play nearby safely.

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