Meanings
nountiger mom (plural tiger moms)
plural tiger moms
- CanadaUSinformalA tiger mother.
The message to tiger moms: telling your kids that failure is not an option does not set them up for success.
2012 March 30, Stefanie Weisman, “Taming the Tiger of Achievement”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 May 2012
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 虎媽 /虎妈
- 虎媽 /虎妈 (hǔmā)ambitious mother
Finnish kunnianhimoinen äiti
- kunnianhimoinen äitiambitious mother
French mère tigre
- mère tigreambitious mother
Japanese 教育ママ
- 教育ママ (kyōiku mama)ambitious mother
Norwegian Bokmål tigermamma, tigerforelder
- tigermammaambitious mother
- tigerforelderambitious mother
Polish surowa i bardzo wymagająca matka
- surowa i bardzo wymagająca matkaambitious mother
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APA
tiger mom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20mom
MLA
“tiger mom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20mom. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiger mom,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20mom.
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