mama grizzly

English

Alternative forms

• mamma grizzly
• momma grizzly (US)

Pronunciation

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Noun

mama grizzly (plural mama grizzlies)

1. A female grizzly bear currently rearing one or more cubs.

   Synonym: mama bear

2. (slang, fiugratively, by extension) A woman, especially a mother, who is extremely protective of a child or children.

Usage notes

• Though mama bear has been used in the sense of "a woman who is extremely protective of a child or children" since at least the 1990s, the use of the term mama grizzly in the same sense was popularized by U.S. politician Sarah Palin, who began using it to refer to herself in 2008. Palin's use of the term later broadened to apply to female candidates she supported in the 2010 U.S. midterm elections.

See also

• tiger mother

Further reading

• mama grizzly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia