tiger mother
tiger mother · tiger mothers
A woman who is fiercely protective of one or more people in her careA woman who is fiercely protective of one or more people in her care.
Meaning
2 sensesA woman who is fiercely protective of one or more people in her care.
A mother who drives her child or children very hard to succeed in school or in extracurricular studies, such as learning a musical instrument.
Origin
The sense of the ambitious mother was popularized by the parenting memoir Battle Hymn of tThe sense of the ambitious mother was popularized by the parenting memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (2011) by Amy Chua.
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plural: tiger mothersSynonyms
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1 related wordsRelatedhelicopter parent