Hydraulically treated nonwoven fabrics and method of making the same

A nonwoven laminate, comprising:

• first and second outer nonwoven layers comprising spunbond fibers;
• and
• a third inner nonwoven layer comprising meltblown fibers,
• wherein the nonwoven laminate is thermally bonded with a regular bond pattern having a percentage bond area of 10% or greater,
• the nonwoven laminate is hydraulically treated,
• the basis weight of the third inner layer is at least 5 grams per square meter (gsm);
• and
• the nonwoven laminate has an abrasion rating of 4.0 or higher and an average Handle-O-Meter measurement (HOM) of 6.0 grams (g) or lower, wherein Handle-O-Meter is measured in accordance with a modified WSP test method 90.3 and the average Handle-O-Meter is obtained by taking the average of machine direction and cross direction HOM values.