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Definition of mother hen in English: mother hennoun informal A person who sees to the needs of others, especially in a fussy or interfering way. Josephine got to be a real mother hen, giving everybody a bit of what they needed Example sentencesExamples - Ever since then I've been more of a mother hen to him than anything else.
- Throughout the evening, Patterson plays the mother hen, encouraging the kids' performances, moving a lighting rig here, adjusting a mic there.
- ‘You're both a couple of old mother hens!’ he called after his friend as he disappeared to the lower deck.
- Mrs. Ellis is the traditional mother hen, always fussing over her little brood.
- They were constantly playing mother hen to each other.
- The mother hen folded her arms, staring right at her.
- She was a mother hen to those working under her and in her department, and did all she could to teach them and advance their careers, pushing them out of the nest when she felt they were ready.
- Everyone needs a mother hen once in a while.
- ‘Fine, Luke darling, no need to be a mother hen,’ he tutted, and Wells rolled his eyes.
- I told Sean and Samantha that they should bring water too, but they told me I was being a mother hen and disregarded me completely.
- She somehow manages to juggle the roles of mother hen, unofficial sex mascot, and confused woman.
- At only ten years old Lizzie was something of a mother hen with the rest of her siblings.
- I swear, you two are bigger mother hens than my own family is.
- I am a passionately involved community builder, I'm an activist, I know the importance of the spiritual life to my activism, so I try to work on that, and I'm a bit of a mother hen as well to all the young activists in Perth I think.
- Chris, being the mother hen that he was, tried to force food upon the others the instant they got home.
Definition of mother hen in US English: mother hennounˈməT͟Hər henˈməðər hɛn informal A person who sees to the needs of others, especially in a fussy or interfering way. Josephine got to be a real mother hen, giving everybody a bit of what they needed Example sentencesExamples - Mrs. Ellis is the traditional mother hen, always fussing over her little brood.
- The mother hen folded her arms, staring right at her.
- Chris, being the mother hen that he was, tried to force food upon the others the instant they got home.
- Throughout the evening, Patterson plays the mother hen, encouraging the kids' performances, moving a lighting rig here, adjusting a mic there.
- At only ten years old Lizzie was something of a mother hen with the rest of her siblings.
- Everyone needs a mother hen once in a while.
- I am a passionately involved community builder, I'm an activist, I know the importance of the spiritual life to my activism, so I try to work on that, and I'm a bit of a mother hen as well to all the young activists in Perth I think.
- Ever since then I've been more of a mother hen to him than anything else.
- I swear, you two are bigger mother hens than my own family is.
- She was a mother hen to those working under her and in her department, and did all she could to teach them and advance their careers, pushing them out of the nest when she felt they were ready.
- ‘Fine, Luke darling, no need to be a mother hen,’ he tutted, and Wells rolled his eyes.
- ‘You're both a couple of old mother hens!’ he called after his friend as he disappeared to the lower deck.
- She somehow manages to juggle the roles of mother hen, unofficial sex mascot, and confused woman.
- They were constantly playing mother hen to each other.
- I told Sean and Samantha that they should bring water too, but they told me I was being a mother hen and disregarded me completely.
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