英语词汇“mother hen”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example sentences from the Web for mother hen

The advertised story is a kind of mother-hen who gathers under her wings a numerous brood of biographical chicks.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864|Various
Presently the mother-hen, turning round, happened to spy him.
The Nursery, March 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 3|Various
Hondecoeter gives us here a mother-hen, who could face the Madonna of the Chair.
The Standard Galleries - Holland|Esther Singleton
The mother-hen was at work still among the stones, but the chickens had climbed about him and were perching on him.
The Story of an African Farm|(AKA Ralph Iron) Olive Schreiner

When the boy had lifted up our mansion (which he called a coop), mother-hen started at once on a journey round the world.
The Nursery, February 1873, Vol. XIII.|Various

单词	mother hen
释义	mother hen noun a person who attends to the welfare of others, especially one who is fussily protective. Origin of mother hen First recorded in 1950–55 Words nearby mother hen mother figure, motherfucker, Mother Goddess, Mother Goose, Mother Goose rhymes, mother hen, motherhood, mother house, Mother Hubbard, mothering, Mothering Sunday Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mother hen The advertised story is a kind of mother-hen who gathers under her wings a numerous brood of biographical chicks. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864\|Various Presently the mother-hen, turning round, happened to spy him. The Nursery, March 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 3\|Various Hondecoeter gives us here a mother-hen, who could face the Madonna of the Chair. The Standard Galleries - Holland\|Esther Singleton The mother-hen was at work still among the stones, but the chickens had climbed about him and were perching on him. The Story of an African Farm\|(AKA Ralph Iron) Olive Schreiner When the boy had lifted up our mansion (which he called a coop), mother-hen started at once on a journey round the world. The Nursery, February 1873, Vol. XIII.\|Various
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