helicopter parent

English

A cartoon of a helicopter parent.

Etymology

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

Noun

helicopter parent (plural helicopter parents)

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.

Translations

overly attentive parent

Chinese:
Mandarin: 直升機父母／直升机父母 (zhíshēngjī fùmǔ) (male and female parent plural only)
Dutch: helikopterouder (nl) m, helikopterouders (nl) pl
Finnish: hanhiemo (mother)
German: Helicoptervater
Japanese: モンスターペアレント (monsutā pearento), モンペ (monpe), モンスターペアレンツ (monsutā pearentsu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: helikopterforelder m, curlingforelder m
Swedish: curlingförälder (sv)

References

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

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