"den mother" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: den mothers [plural]
Etymology: Compound of den + mother, after Boy Scouts of America Cub Scouting usage of den for an individual chapter. Attested since 1936. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|den|mother}} den + mother Head templates: {{en-noun}} den mother (plural den mothers)
  1. An adult (female) leader of a Cub Scout den. Categories (topical): Scouting
    Sense id: en-den_mother-en-noun-FTEjtMqi Disambiguation of Scouting: 88 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 91 9
  2. A person who plays the role of leader or protector of a group.
    Sense id: en-den_mother-en-noun-EaAI3acW

Inflected forms

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