At your mother’s knee

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Learning something from a very young age, often from a parent or grandparent.

I learned to cook at my mother's knee.
Visual representation of "at your mother’s knee" - Learning something from a very young age, often from a parent or grandparent.

Often appears as...

  • learned at your mother's knee
  • grew up at your mother's knee

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Idiomatic

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Early Learning

Refers to knowledge or skills passed on when very young, indicating deeply ingrained learning.

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He learned the family business at his mother's knee.
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Emotional Bond

Implies a nurturing relationship and a close emotional bond during learning.

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The ethics of hard work were taught at his mother's knee.
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Idiomatic Usage

It's a figurative phrase not to be taken literally, but understood as learning from family from a young age.

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She learned her storytelling skills at her mother's knee.
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