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den mother

den moth·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [den muhth -er]
    • /dɛn ˈmʌð ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [den muhth -er]
    • /dɛn ˈmʌð ər/

Definitions of den mother words

  • noun den mother a woman who supervises meetings of a den of Cub Scouts 3
  • noun den mother (in the Boy Scouts) a woman who serves as an adult leader or supervisor of a cub scout den. 1
  • noun den mother Informal. a woman who serves as an adviser or protector to a group of people. 1
  • noun den mother female scout leader 1
  • noun den mother woman: social organizer 1
  • noun den mother an adult (female) leader of a Cub Scout den. 0

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Origin of den mother

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Den mother

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

den mother popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

den mother usage trend in Literature

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