Idiom
refrigerator mother
Meaning
An emotionally frigid mother, who does not exhibit normal care or love for her child or children.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The psychologist described the woman as a cold, refrigerator mother.”
“The book explores how the author felt neglected by his refrigerator mother during his childhood.”
“Historical theories once unfairly labeled women as refrigerator mothers, blaming them for the developmental struggles of their children.”
Examples
simple
“The psychologist described the woman as a cold, refrigerator mother.”
contextual
“The book explores how the author felt neglected by his refrigerator mother during his childhood.”
complex
“Historical theories once unfairly labeled women as refrigerator mothers, blaming them for the developmental struggles of their children.”
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