| 1. | the strings on an apron, used for securing it around one's person. |
| 2. | tie to someone's apron strings, to make or be dependent on or dominated by someone: He has never married because he's tied to his mother's apron strings. |
| apron string n. The string of an apron. Usually used in the plural with tied to indicate complete control or dominance: a grown man still tied to his mother's apron strings. |