noun
: the string of an apron — usually used in plural as a symbol of complete dependence on or domineering control by a wife or mother
succeeds … in tying him to her apron strings forever — J.H.Lawson
noun
: the string of an apron — usually used in plural as a symbol of complete dependence on or domineering control by a wife or mother
succeeds … in tying him to her apron strings forever — J.H.Lawson
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012