Phrase guide
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noun
A woman who is fiercely protective of one or more people in her care.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: mama bear, mama grizzly
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A mother who drives her child or children very hard to succeed in school or in extracurricular studies, such as learning a musical instrument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
The sense of the ambitious mother was popularized by the parenting memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (2011) by Amy Chua.
