"who's 'she', the cat's mother" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: Who's 'she' [canonical], the cat's mother [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=Who's 'she', the cat's mother?}} Who's 'she', the cat's mother?
  1. (idiomatic, somewhat dated, British, Ireland, New England) A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to a woman in the nominative case as "she", instead of by her name or an appropriately respectful title. Tags: British, Ireland, New-England, dated, idiomatic Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions
    Sense id: en-who's_'she',_the_cat's_mother-en-phrase-JL8wBDSO Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English, New England English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        {
          "text": "\"She's coming on the trip with us too!\""
        },
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          "text": "\"Who's 'she', the cat's mother?\""
        },
        {
          "text": "Sorry, Gran is coming with us too."
        }
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        "(idiomatic, somewhat dated, British, Ireland, New England) A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to a woman in the nominative case as \"she\", instead of by her name or an appropriately respectful title."
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