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tiger mother

Syllabification: (ti·ger moth·er)
Definition of tiger mother

noun

  • a strict or demanding mother who pushes her children to high levels of achievement, using methods regarded as typical of childrearing in China and other parts of East Asia: because of the number of classes her daughter attends, Lee says some people will think she’s a tiger mother

Origin:

coined by Amy Chua in the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (2011)

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