Den Mother (Noun)
Meaning 1
Someone who plays the role of a den mother; "he serves as den mother to all the freshmen in this dormitory"; "she's the den mother to new secretaries".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- As the most experienced staff member, she has naturally taken on the role of den mother to the new interns.
- The coach's wife often acts as a den mother to the players on her husband's high school team.
- Since graduating from the program, she has become a den mother to a new generation of students.
- His colleague jokingly referred to him as the den mother for their entire department.
- In addition to her regular duties, she also serves as den mother to the office's many temporary and part-time workers.
Meaning 2
A woman who supervises a den of Cub Scouts.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.