mama bear

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mama bear

noun mama bears · mamma bear · momma bear · mumma bear

  1. informal A female bear currently rearing one or more cubs.
  2. broadly, slang A woman, especially a mother, who is extremely protective of a child or children. To my sister, Kristen, who wears the badge of motherhood with pride and inspires people to love without reservation, without judgment, without fear. She is a mama bear and a wonder to watch in action!

    Similar: helicopter mom, mama grizzly, tiger mom, tiger mother

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noun female bear with cubs

中文母熊 mǔxióng

noun protective woman

中文虎媽 /虎妈 hǔmā
Portuguêsmãe coruja
Françaismère poule
DeutschHelikoptermutti

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@misc{mama_bear_2026,
  title = {mama bear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mama%20bear},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}