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Mother Hen

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Noun

1. mother hen

a person who cares for the needs of others (especially in an overprotective or interfering way)

2. mother hen

a hen with chicks

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mother Hen

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noun
if you describe someone as a mother hen, you think they are bossy and interfering
Normally, Mrs Foley guarded her from others like a mother hen.
I phoned the pastor for her and he turned up before I came away. He's a good guy but a bit of a mother hen.

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Mother Hen

see synonyms of mother hen
n.
A person who fusses over others in an overprotective manner.

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