mother hen

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение mother hen в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

An outspoken and overprotective woman dealing with others' affairs

A female chicken who bears eggs or chicks

A person who fusses over others in an overprotective manner

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

Связанные Термины

mother hens

plural form of mother hen

Расстановка переносов

moth·er hen

Турецкое произношение

mʌdhır hen

Произношение

/ˈməᴛʜər ˈhen/ /ˈmʌðɜr ˈhɛn/

Этимология

[ 'm&-[th]&r ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English moder, from Old English mOdor; akin to Old High German muoter mother, Latin mater, Greek mEtEr, Sanskrit mAtr.