mother goose

moth·er goose

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhth -er goos]
- /ˈmʌð ər gus/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhth -er goos]
- /ˈmʌð ər gus/

Definitions of mother goose words

noun mother goose the fictitious author of a collection of nursery rhymes first published in London (about 1760) under the title of Mother Goose's Melody. 1
adjective mother goose nursery-rhyme, nursery-story 1
noun mother goose the imaginary author of the collection of nursery rhymes published in 1781 in London as Mother Goose's Melody 0
noun mother goose the imaginary narrator of a collection of tales (c. 1697) by Charles Perrault 0
noun mother goose the imaginary creator of a collection of nursery rhymes first published (1765?) in London 0

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mother goose popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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