English Dictionary

refrigerator mother

名詞

古風 軽蔑的 慣用表現

(dated, idiomatic, derogatory) An emotionally frigid mother, who does not exhibit normal care or love for her child or children.

日本語の意味

（時代遅れで侮蔑的な表現）感情が凍りついたように、子どもに通常の愛情や配慮を示さない母親を指す / （古い用法）子どもに対して情緒的な支援や愛情が不足している母親、冷淡な対応をする母親

She was labeled a refrigerator mother by the neighbors after they noticed how detached she was from her children.

近所の人たちは、彼女が子どもたちに対してどれほど無関心であったかに気づき、彼女を冷淡な母親と呼んだ。

意味（1）

(dated, idiomatic, derogatory) An emotionally frigid mother, who does not exhibit normal care or love for her child or children.

It was not until 1943 that Dr. Leo Kanner, an American pschiatrist, first diagnosed the syndrome in 11 children. . . . Kanner and others once postulated that these children were the products of refrigerator mothers, women who are overly cold and intellectual.

refrigerator mothers （ plural ）