tiger mom

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tiger mom

noun tiger moms

  1. Canada, US, informal A tiger mother. The message to tiger moms: telling your kids that failure is not an option does not set them up for success.

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noun ambitious mother

日本語教育ママ kyōiku mama
中文虎媽 /虎妈 hǔmā
Françaismère tigre

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@misc{tiger_mom_2026,
  title = {tiger mom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tiger%20mom},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}