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Adjective: moth-eaten  'móth,ee-t(u)n
  1. Showing signs of wear and tear
    "a moth-eaten old overcoat";
    - ratty, shabby, tatty [informal], grotty [Brit, informal]
     
  2. Worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths
    "moth-eaten blankets";
    - mothy
     
  3. Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
    "moth-eaten theories about race";
    - cold, stale, dusty

See also: unoriginal, worn

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Mother Carey's chicken
Mother Carey's hen
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Mother Goose
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