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den mother

noun

Etymology

From den (“an individual chapter”) + mother, after Boy Scouts of America Cub Scouting. Attested since 1936.

  1. derived from *muþraz✻ — “sediment”
  2. inherited from *méh₂tēr✻
  3. inherited from *mōdēr✻
  4. inherited from *mōder✻
  5. inherited from mōdor
  6. inherited from moder
  7. compounded as den mother — “den + mother”

Definitions

  1. An adult (female) leader of a Cub Scout den.

  2. A person who plays the role of leader or protector of a group.

    • As the head of the boarding school, he serves as den mother for all the new students.

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