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  1. mother hens: Collins English Dictionary
  2. mother hens: Vocabulary.com
  3. mother-hens, mother hens: Wiktionary
  4. mother hens: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See mother_hen as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (mother hen)

noun:  (literally) A female chicken who bears eggs or chicks.
noun:  (idiomatic) An outspoken and overprotective woman or person dealing with others' affairs; especially, an assertive matriarch.
verb:  Alternative form of mother-hen [(transitive, intransitive) To behave in an overprotective or extremely nurturing manner (towards).]
▸ Also see mother_hen


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