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tiger mom

tiger mom noun: a tiger mother.

Noun

tiger mom (plural tiger moms)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) A tiger mother.
    • The message to tiger moms: telling your kids that failure is not an option does not set them up for success.2012 March 30, Stefanie Weisman, “Taming the Tiger of Achievement”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 May 2012

Forms of tiger mom

pluraltiger moms

Questions about tiger mom

What does tiger mom mean?
Tiger mom means a tiger mother.
What part of speech is tiger mom?
Tiger mom is a noun.
What is the plural of tiger mom?
The plural of tiger mom is tiger moms.

Words near tiger mom in the dictionary

  1. tiger kidnapping
  2. tiger kidnaps
  3. tiger lilies
  4. tiger lily
  5. tiger meat
  6. tiger mom
  7. tiger moms
  8. tiger mosquito
  9. tiger mosquitoes
  10. tiger mosquitos
  11. tiger moth

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