"refrigerator mother" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-refrigerator mother.ogg Forms: refrigerator mothers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} refrigerator mother (plural refrigerator mothers)
  1. (psychology, dated, idiomatic, derogatory) An emotionally frigid mother, who does not exhibit normal care or love for her child or children. Wikipedia link: refrigerator mother Tags: dated, derogatory, idiomatic Categories (topical): Autism, Parents, People, Psychology, Stock characters Synonyms: refrigerator mom
    Sense id: en-refrigerator_mother-en-noun-FPY9CHpx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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