refrigerator mother
refrigerator mother · refrigerator mothers
An emotionally frigid mother, who does not exhibit normal care or love for her child…An emotionally frigid mother, who does not exhibit normal care or love for her child or children.
Meaning
1 senses(dated, derogatory, idiomatic)An emotionally frigid mother, who does not exhibit normal care or love for her child or children.
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