A mother who is overly strict with her child in order to foster an academically competitive spirit. This form of upbringing is intended to direct a child towards financially successful careers at the potential risk of feeling emotionally unfulfilled and/or socially inept.
The concept of Tiger Mother or Tiger Parent has been widely depicted in international media, including films such as Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971),
The Joy Luck Club (1993),
Vitus (2006), and most recently in a book written by Yale law professor Amy
Chua describing herself (2011).
Which one would
motivate you to pwn everyone in calculus this semester? A Tiger Mother or a cougar?
My homey thinks he has a Tiger Mother when what he really has is a milf.
If
Tiger's mother were a Tiger Mother, he would be humping his wife instead of banging all them stripper trim from
Orlando to L.A.
