At your mother’s knee
phrase
Learning something from a very young age, often from a parent or grandparent.
I learned to cook at my mother's knee.
Often appears as...
- learned at your mother's knee
- grew up at your mother's knee
Usage tips
Idiomatic
phrase
Learning something from a very young age, often from a parent or grandparent.
I learned to cook at my mother's knee.
Often appears as...
- learned at your mother's knee
- grew up at your mother's knee
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Early Learning
Refers to knowledge or skills passed on when very young, indicating deeply ingrained learning.
He learned the family business at his mother's knee.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Bond
Implies a nurturing relationship and a close emotional bond during learning.
The ethics of hard work were taught at his mother's knee.
Pro Tip 3/3Idiomatic Usage
It's a figurative phrase not to be taken literally, but understood as learning from family from a young age.
She learned her storytelling skills at her mother's knee.
Pro Tip 1/3Early Learning
Refers to knowledge or skills passed on when very young, indicating deeply ingrained learning.
He learned the family business at his mother's knee.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Bond
Implies a nurturing relationship and a close emotional bond during learning.
The ethics of hard work were taught at his mother's knee.
Pro Tip 3/3Idiomatic Usage
It's a figurative phrase not to be taken literally, but understood as learning from family from a young age.
She learned her storytelling skills at her mother's knee.
Pro Tip 1/3Early Learning
Refers to knowledge or skills passed on when very young, indicating deeply ingrained learning.
He learned the family business at his mother's knee.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Bond
Implies a nurturing relationship and a close emotional bond during learning.
The ethics of hard work were taught at his mother's knee.
Pro Tip 3/3Idiomatic Usage
It's a figurative phrase not to be taken literally, but understood as learning from family from a young age.
She learned her storytelling skills at her mother's knee.
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