Said of a son who is not independent of his mother

What a mama's boy! He's a grown man but still lives at home with his "mom". He has a job, yet, in his private life, he's still tied to his mother's apron strings and does everything and anything mama wants

Altro che mammone! È un uomo adulto e ha un suo lavoro, ma vive ancora con la madre. Nella vita privata è ancora attaccato alle sottane della madre e la accontenta sempre in tutto e per tutto

During the 17th century, England had a law informally called apron-string tenure, whereby a husband could hold title to property passed on by his wife's family only while his wife was alive