helicopter parent
A parent who pays an inordinate amount of attention to their children and often makes…A parent who pays an inordinate amount of attention to their children and often makes decisions, particularly educational ones, normally the province of the student.
» Tom and Mary are helicopter parents.
Tom und Mary sind übertrieben fürsorgliche Eltern.
Tom und Mary sind Eltern im Beschützerwahn.
Meaning
1 sensesA parent who pays an inordinate amount of attention to their children and often makes decisions, particularly educational ones, normally the province of the student.
Helicoptervater
Examples
2 sentencesTom and Mary are helicopter parents.
deTom und Mary sind übertrieben fürsorgliche Eltern. — al_ex_an_der
Helicopter parents are parents that hover over their children like helicopters.
de„Hubschraubereltern“ sind solche, die wie Hubschrauber über ihren Kindern kreisen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From the tendency to hover over their children's lives, like a helicopter.From the tendency to hover over their children's lives, like a helicopter.
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Forms
plural: helicopter parents| Singular | helicopter parent |
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