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Complete Definition of "helicopter parent"

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English

Etymology

From the tendency to hover near their children's lives, like a helicopter.

Noun
helicopter parent

#A parent who pays an inordinate amount of attention to their children and often makes decisions, particularly educational ones, normally the province of the student.

References
''Boston Globe'', November 7, 2006. "'Helicopter' parents try too hard"

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