tiger mother
noun /ˈtaɪɡə mʌðə(r)/
/ˈtaɪɡər mʌðər/
(North American English, informal tiger mom )
- a very strict mother who makes her children work hard in order to be very successful at school, etc., thought to be typical of mothers in China and East Asia
- Being raised by a tiger mother meant I wasn't given the freedom to make my own decisions.