How to pronounce “mother hen”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (literally) A female chicken who bears eggs or chicks.
• (idiomatic) An outspoken and overprotective woman or person dealing with others' affairs; especially, an assertive matriarch.
• [Verb]
• Alternative form of mother-hen.

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