English Explanatory Dictionary

mother hen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A female chicken who bears eggs or chicks.
  2. An outspoken and overprotective woman or person dealing with others' affairs; especially, an assertive matriarch.
verb
  1. Alternative form of mother-hen.

Pronunciation

En-au-mother hen.ogg

Word forms

mother hen mother hens mother henning mother henned

Related words

mother-hen henpecked hen
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