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.

What are apron strings called?

phrase. If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person.

What does it mean to cut the apron strings?

Definition of cut the apron strings

: to stop providing support The company has relied on government support, but the government is now threatening to cut the apron strings.