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Mother hen   /mˈəðər hɛn/   Listen
Mother hen

noun
1.
A person who cares for the needs of others (especially in an overprotective or interfering way).
2.
A hen with chicks.





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... any hand to play any games 'cept 'Chick. Chick.' You'd ketch 'hold a hands and ring up. Had one outside was the hawk and some inside was the hen and chickens. The old mother hen would say ...
— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States - Volume II. Arkansas Narratives. Part I • Work Projects Administration


Words linked to "Mother hen" :   biddy, somebody, individual, someone, person, hen, soul, mortal


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