MOTHER HEN

Meaning of MOTHER HEN in English

a person who attends to the welfare of others, esp. one who is fussily protective.

[ 1950-55 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

MOTHER HEN — noun Date: 1954 a person who assumes an overly protective maternal attitude
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOTHER HEN — Date: 1954 : a person who assumes an overly protective maternal attitude
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTHER HEN — Function: noun Date: 1954 : a person who assumes an overly protective maternal attitude
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOTHER HEN — [mother hen] n (1954): a person who assumes an overly protective maternal attitude
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTHER HEN — noun (usually disapproving ) a woman who likes to care for and protect people and who worries about them a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTHER HEN — курица-наседка тот, кто слишком заботится о других
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MOTHER HEN — курица-наседка тот, кто слишком заботится о других
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
MOTHER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Great Mother of the Gods Mother Jones Mother Goose Mother Lode Country Mother's Day …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEN — ˈhen noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English henn; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEN — (n.) The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the …
Английский словарь Webster
HEN — ( n. ) The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTHER — noun an old woman or matron. 2. mother ·noun hysterical passion; hysteria. 3. mother ·vi to become like, or full …
Webster English vocab
HEN — noun the female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEN — [hen] n [ME, fr. OE henn; akin to OE hana rooster--more at chant] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a female chicken …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTHER — mother, M~ BrE AmE ˈmʌð ə AmE - ə r ▷ mother|ed d ▷ mothering ˈmʌð ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ mother|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HEN — hen BrE AmE hen ▷ hens henz ▶ ˈ hen house BrE AmE ▶ ˈ hen ˌ party BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOTHER — / ˈmʌðə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a female parent of a child or animal; a person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEN
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEN — hen /hen/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: henn ] 1 . an adult female chicken …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTHER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOTHER — n. & v. n. 1 a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOTHER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
MOTHER — ( mothers, mothering, mothered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your mother …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEN — ( hens) 1. A hen is a female chicken. People often keep hens in order to eat them or sell …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTHER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a proud mother/father/parent ▪ Mark is the proud father of a three-week-old baby boy. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hen house hen party mother cat/bird/hen etc (= an animal that is a mother ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTHER — (PARENT) [noun] [C] - a female parentMy mother was 21 when she had (= gave birth to) me.All the mothers …
Cambridge English vocab
HEN — [noun] [C] - an adult female chicken which is often kept for its eggs, or the female of any birdShe …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTHER — n. Mother Cabrini Great Mother of the Gods Mother Jones Mother Goose Mother Lode Country Mother's Day and Father's Day …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEN — See: MAD AS A HORNET or MAD AS HOPS or MAD AS A WET HEN.
Slang English vocab
MOTHER — MOTHER, or THE MOTHER. A bawd. Mother abbess: the same. Mother midnight; a midwife. Mother in law's bit; a small …
Slang English vocab
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Slang English vocab
HEN — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ battery , free-range ( esp. BrE ) ▪ mother ▪ She fussed around like a mother ~. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOTHER — INDEX: 1. a mother 2. what you call your mother 3. the time when a woman is a mother 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
HEN — See: MAD AS A HORNET or MAD AS HOPS or MAD AS A WET HEN.
Словарь английских идиом
HEN — The hen is nowhere noticed in the Bible except in (Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34) That a bird so common in …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
HEN — particularly in Central and Southern Scotland this word is used to address any woman or girl - Are ye gaun …
Scottish Slang English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEN — сущ. 1) курица hens cackle, cluck ≈ куры кудахчут hens lay eggs ≈ куры кладут/несут яйца 2) женская особь некоторых …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEN — hen.ogg hen n 1. 1> курица clucking hen - клуша to keep hens - разводить кур 2> самка некоторых птиц; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOTHER — 1) второй оригинал матрицы 2) исходный 3) маточный 4) первичный • - mother aircraft - mother brine - mother crystal - mother liquor - mother metal - mother nucleus - mother …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
HEN — hen сущ.1) курица hens cackle, cluck — куры кудахчут hens lay eggs — куры кладут/несут яйца 2) женская особь некоторых …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MOTHER
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HEN — n 1. 1> курица clucking hen - клуша to keep hens - разводить кур 2> самка некоторых птиц; тетёрка, куропатка …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOTHER — 1. сущ. 1) а) мать She was like a mother to them. — Она была им как мать. foster mother …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HEN — сущ. 1) курица hens cackle, cluck — куры кудахчут hens lay eggs — куры кладут / несут яйца 2) женская …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MOTHER — 1. сущ. 1) а) мать She was like a mother to them. — Она была им как мать. foster mother — приемная мать Mother of …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HEN — 1) курица 2) самка птицы • - black-tailed native hen - black-tailed water hen - brown swamp hen - bush hen - chestnut-breasted hen - clocking hen - clucking …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HEN — 1) курица 2) самка птицы • - black-tailed native hen - black-tailed water hen - brown swamp hen - bush …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MOTHER — 1. _n. 1> мать; матушка; мамаша; - Mother Superior 2> начало, источник 3> инкубатор; брудер (тж. artificial mother) 4> _attr. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MOTHER — 1. n. 1. мать; матушка; мамаша; - Mother Superior 2. начало, источник 3. инкубатор; брудер (тж. artificial mother) 4. attr. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
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Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
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Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики

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