Mother Goose

noun

the fictitious author of a collection of nursery rhymes first published in London (about 1760) under the title of Mother Goose's Melody.

Mother Goose

noun

the imaginary author of the collection of nursery rhymes published in 1781 in London as Mother Goose's Melody

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Word History and Origins

C18: translated from French Contes de ma mère l'Oye (1697), title of a collection of tales by Charles Perrault (1628–1703), French author

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Still, many, such as a Mother Goose area, would pop-up and then disappear from the maps.

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In a statement the Everyman Theatre said that Mother Goose is a live production, which is constantly being refined and improved.

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Marguleta has tried meeting with families to tout the benefits of Mother Goose — quality care, free meals, long hours — but “we can’t compete with free, no matter how high our quality is.”

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Ravel’s “Mother Goose” Suite was also added, while retained from the original Bowl program was Manuel de Falla’s “Nights in the Gardens of Spain,” a piano concerto of sorts with Javier Perianes as soloist.

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Sir Ian had been performing alongside comedian John Bishop in pantomime Mother Goose.

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Mother Goddess Mother Goose rhymes

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