Idiom: Refrigerator Mother
Meanings
How to pronounce "refrigerator mother":
AU
An emotionally frigid mother, who does not exhibit normal care or love for her child or children.
Example Sentences
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She was accused of being a refrigerator mother because her child had autism.
2
The psychologist suggested that the child's development issues were caused by having a refrigerator mother.
3
The theory of refrigerator mother blamed mothers for their children's mental illnesses.
4
Despite the lack of scientific evidence, some people still believe in the concept of a refrigerator mother.
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The term refrigerator mother was coined by a psychoanalyst in the 1940s.
