The lap of one's mother, considered as a place of learning in infancy or as a place of safety and comfort; chiefly in "to learn at one's mother's knee".
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Hoffman (1806–1884).
Definition of mother's knee in US English:
mother's knee
noun
The lap of one's mother, considered as a place of learning in infancy or as a place of safety and comfort; chiefly in "to learn at one's mother's knee".
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Hoffman (1806–1884).