helicopter parent
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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
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