helicopter parent
Britishnoun
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I was struck by how many HR pros had encountered a helicopter parent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
I’m not a helicopter parent, a term I have come to loathe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
Combine a helicopter parent, a faith healer and a non-F.D.I.C.-insured bank and you get the idea.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
Kim Griffin didn’t want to be a helicopter parent, but that’s when she felt she needed to step in.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2022
Ironically, I think you are the one being a helicopter parent here, wanting to interfere with something wholly innocuous because you see it as a problem.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2020
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