Meanings
nountiger mum (plural tiger mums)
plural tiger mums
- UKA tiger mother.
"I was never a tiger mum!" Eu says with a laugh. "My kids started boarding school at nine, so they learnt to be independent from young. […]
2012 April 8, Chin Mui Yoon, “From homemaker to head honcho”, in The Star, Malaysia
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tiger mum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20mum
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“tiger mum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20mum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiger mum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20mum.
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