Usually means: Emotional or financial dependence ties.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word apron strings:

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  1. apron strings: Merriam-Webster
  2. apron strings: Vocabulary.com
  3. apron-strings: Wordnik
  4. apron-strings, apron strings: Wiktionary
  5. apron strings: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. apron strings: Dictionary.com
  7. Apron Strings: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. apron strings: Rhymezone
  9. apron strings: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

(Note: See apron_string as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (apron strings)

noun:  cord used to tie an apron at the waist


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