tiger mother

A particularly strict mother who makes her child or children work very hard in school in order to achieve success. Said especially of mothers of Asian descent. I had always told myself I would not turn into a tiger mother like my mom before me, determined to let my daughter enjoy a more carefree childhood than I was afforded. My friends and I always joke about how the only reason we got jobs was because our tiger mothers made sure we never took a day off from our studies.