a ‧ pron /ˈeɪprən/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: a napron , mistaken for an apron ; napron (14-16 centuries) from Old French naperon , from nape 'cloth' ]
1 . a piece of clothing that covers the front part of your clothes and is tied around your waist, worn to keep your clothes clean, especially while cooking
2 . apron strings informal the relationship between a child and its mother, especially if the mother controls an adult son or daughter too much:
You’re 25 years old, and you still haven’t cut the apron strings.
Jeff is still tied to his mother’s apron strings.
3 . technical the hard surface in an airport on which planes are turned around, loaded, unloaded etc
4 . technical ( also apron stage ) the part of the stage in a theatre that is in front of the curtain