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Definition of "mother hen" []

  • A person who fusses over others in an overprotective manner. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mother hen" in a sentence
  • "“Whoa is right,” my brother, Joe, agreed, stepping up beside me and giving me a totally out-of-character mother hen expression."
  • "My trst year in Southeast Asia centered around our wing s role mother hen for a new fighter base emerging from the gre jungle of Thailand."
  • "One is the local community rink, a small-time place with limited hours for figure skating and mother hen types like Debbie Wilson."