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Who, or what, was
a Little Tommy
Tucker?
Little 'Tommy
Tucker' referred to
in the words of this
nursery rhyme was a
colloquial term that
was commonly used to
describe orphans -
Little Tommy Tucker. The orphans were
often reduced to
begging or 'singing
for their supper'.
The reference to
Little Tommy Tucker
marrying and the
lack of a wife
reflects the
difficulty of any
orphan being able to
marry due to their
exceptionally low
standing within the
community. The first
publication date for
Little Tommy Tucker
was 1829. |
