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tiger mums

tiger mums is the plural of tiger mum.

Meaning of tiger mum

Noun

tiger mum (plural tiger mums)

  1. (UK) A tiger mother.
    • "I was never a tiger mum!" Eu says with a laugh. "My kids started boarding school at nine, so they learnt to be independent from young. […]2012 April 8, Chin Mui Yoon, “From homemaker to head honcho”, in The Star, Malaysia

Questions about tiger mums

What is tiger mums the plural of?
Tiger mums is the plural of tiger mum.

Words near tiger mums in the dictionary

  1. tiger moth
  2. tiger mother
  3. tiger mothers
  4. tiger moths
  5. tiger mum
  6. tiger mums
  7. tiger nut
  8. tiger nuts
  9. tiger of a different stripe
  10. tiger paw
  11. tiger paws

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