helicopter parent
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Helicopter_WikiWorld_panel1.png/220px-Helicopter_WikiWorld_panel1.png)
Etymology
[edit]From the tendency to hover over their children's lives, like a helicopter.
Noun
[edit]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
[edit]overly attentive parent
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