"tiger mom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tiger moms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tiger mom (plural tiger moms)
  1. (Canada, US, informal) tiger mother Tags: Canada, US, informal Categories (topical): Parents, People, Stock characters Translations (ambitious mother): 虎媽 (Chinese Mandarin), 虎妈 (hǔmā) (Chinese Mandarin), kunnianhimoinen äiti (Finnish), mère tigre [feminine] (French), 教育ママ (kyōiku mama) (Japanese), tigermamma [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), tigerforelder [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål)

Inflected forms

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