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Definition of mother hen noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mother hen

noun
 
/ˌmʌðə ˈhen/
 
/ˌmʌðər ˈhen/
(sometimes disapproving)
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  1. a woman who likes to care for and protect people and who worries about them a lot
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