mumzilla
n.— «Dannii Minogue has slammed pushy mothers who try to force their children to be stars.…“Mumzillas we called them… following their kids around with boxes of make-up and forever sewing sequins on.”» —“Dannii’s mum warning” by Mark Jefferies Mirror (United Kingdom) Sept. 4, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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