apron string

1. One of the pair of strings or narrow sewn clothstrips used to fasten an apron around the wearer's waist.

   (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist

2. (idiomatic, usually plural)A symbol of the domestic ties binding a male to a female (as a husband to a wife or a son to a mother).

   tied to someone's apron strings

1. I am tied to my mother's apron strings.

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2. That young couple are still tied to their parent's apron strings.

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