Tiger-mother Definition

noun

A woman who is fiercely protective of one or more people in her care. [from 20th c.]

Wiktionary

A mother who drives her child/children very hard to succeed in school and/or in extracurricular studies like learning a musical instrument. [from 21st c.]

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Other Word Forms of Tiger-mother

Noun

Singular:
tiger-mother
Plural:
tiger-mothers

Origin of Tiger-mother

  • Sense 2 popularized by the 2011 memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

TTITIG

Words Ending With

RERHER

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Words Starting With T and Ending With R

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