Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The imaginary author of Mother Goose's Tales, a collection of nursery rhymes first published in London in the 1700s.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The supposed author of a book of nursery rhymes first published as “Mother Goose's Melodies,” and usually called simply “Mother Goose.” The first English edition is said to have been printed in 1719 in London. The actual persons who composed the rhymes is unknown, and earlier similar rhymes in French are a likely source for some of them.
Mother Goose is also used as the title of a book of Mother Goose rhymes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the imaginary author of a collection of nursery rhymes
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Examples
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It is practically certain that the name Mother Goose, as that of the genial old lady who presides over the light literature of the nursery, was established by the work of Perrault.
Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Charles Madison Curry 1906
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"Come in!" called Mother Goose, when Uncle Wiggily had tapped with his paw on her door.
Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard Adventures of the Rabbit Gentleman with the Mother Goose Characters Howard Roger Garis 1917
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Prince Sheldon and Rapunzel agreed to do couples counseling with Mother Goose.
Over the Moon Jodi Picoult 2011
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She was spinning tracks by Jars of Clay and Mother Goose.
Surprise Birthday Party Misti Rainwater-Lites 2011
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Prince Sheldon and Rapunzel agreed to do couples counseling with Mother Goose.
Over the Moon Jodi Picoult 2011
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However, if you've got children, Mother Goose in the Belgrade's main house would be the safer family choice.
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Prince Sheldon and Rapunzel agreed to do couples counseling with Mother Goose.
Over the Moon Jodi Picoult 2011
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Prince Sheldon and Rapunzel agreed to do couples counseling with Mother Goose.
Over the Moon Jodi Picoult 2011
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If young people put aside their Blackberries, videogames and iPods, and read newspapers, magazines and books, whether it's Harry Potter, Mother Goose or Treasure Island, that activity will stimulate the neurons in their posterior lobe and some day those readers may even pick up The Anxiety of Influence.
Robert David Jaffee: Reading With or Without Depression 2010
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From Mother Goose and Elmo to The Catcher in the Rye, the range is far-flung and far-ranging.
Monica Edinger: A Book About Children's Books for Book Loving Adults Monica Edinger 2010
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