mother hen

moth·er hen

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muhth -er hen]
- /ˈmʌð ər hɛn/
- /ˈmʌðə(r) hen/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhth -er hen]
- /ˈmʌð ər hɛn/

Definitions of mother hen words

noun mother hen a person who attends to the welfare of others, especially one who is fussily protective. 1
noun mother hen overprotective woman 1
noun mother hen if you describe someone as a mother hen, you think they are bossy and interfering 0

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Origin of mother hen

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Mother hen

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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mother hen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mother hen usage trend in Literature

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