单词 | tiger mother |
释义 | tiger mother[ tahy-ger muhth-er ] / ˈtaɪ gər ˌmʌð ər / nouna strict mother, especially an East Asian, who demands academic excellence and obedience from her children. Also Informal, tiger mom . Origin of tiger motherterm popularized by Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother , title of a book (2011) by Amy Chua (born 1962) Words nearby tiger mothertiger lily, tiger lizard, tiger market, tiger mosquito, tiger moth, tiger mother, tiger prawn, tiger salamander, tiger's-eye, tiger shark, tiger snake Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tiger mothertiger mother nouna very strict mother who demands that her children reach a high level of achievement Word Origin for tiger motherC21: coined by Amy Chua (b.1962) in her memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (2011) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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