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(transitive, intransitive) To behave in an overprotective or extremely nurturing manner (towards)..
Concerned for Diane's well-being, he mother-henned her constantly.
He watched as Jo mother-henned her entire family, including the kids, into the closed café.
The two little ones were up on the sidewalk now, being mother-henned by two ladies with blue hair and eating ice cream.
Use mother-hen when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mother-hen means (transitive, intransitive) To behave in an overprotective or extremely nurturing manner (towards)..
Common synonyms include hen.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Concerned for Diane's well-being, he mother-henned her constantly.
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