Helicopter Parent Definition

noun

A parent who is overly involved in the life of his or her child.

American Heritage

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.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Helicopter Parent

Noun

Singular:

helicopter parent

Plural:

helicopter-parents

Origin of Helicopter Parent

So called because such a parent is likened to a military or police helicopter hovering overhead

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the tendency to hover over their children's lives, like a helicopter.

From Wiktionary