hothouse flower

noun

A person who is very fragile and vulnerable as a result of having been sheltered.

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Meanings

nounhothouse flower (plural hothouse flowers)

plural hothouse flowers

  1. figurativelyA person who is very fragile and vulnerable as a result of having been sheltered.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hothouse, flower.

Translations

Finnish ansarikukka
  • ansarikukkafragile person
Japanese お姫様
  • お姫様 (ohimesama)fragile person
Cite this entry
APA

hothouse flower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hothouse%20flower

MLA

“hothouse flower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hothouse%20flower. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hothouse flower,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hothouse%20flower.

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