Mother Hen Definition

noun
A person who is protective toward others, often, to a degree considered excessive.
Webster's New World

(literally) A female chicken who bears eggs or chicks.

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Other Word Forms of Mother Hen

Noun

Singular:
mother hen
Plural:
mother-hens

Mother Hen Sentence Examples

  • What they got was a mother hen.

  • Miss Clara chuckled like a mother hen.

  • I left because he's a smothering mother hen.

  • Anyway, since when did you get to be such a mother hen?

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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