helicopter parent
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“I’m not a helicopter parent, but he’s our only son.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2023
As a single mother, Caballero didn’t have time to be a helicopter parent.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022
When my father was a small boy in Galveston, Texas, with no siblings to play with or anything like a helicopter parent regimenting his time, he roamed the inscrutable world of adults all around him.
From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2021
"It's sometimes difficult to see the differences between unlawful transactions and a wealthy helicopter parent doing all they can for their kid."
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2021
How can I raise this issue with Linda and Steve without coming across as critical of their lifestyle choices or a helicopter parent?
From Slate • May 26, 2020
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
