den mother
noun
: a female adult leader of a Cub Scout den
also
: a person seen in the role of leader or protector of a group
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Shelley loves her job, acting as a den mother to some of the younger dancers (including Kiernan Shipka and Brenda Strong).
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Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 7 Sep. 2024
News staffers called her the den mother of the newsroom.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
The price of success As a prosperous den mother, Henry ran into her share of challenges.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
In the middle of it all was Penelope Williams, a punk-rock den mother of sorts who found a salve for her unspeakable grief in this unlikeliest of scenes.
—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
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Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 7 Sep. 2024
News staffers called her the den mother of the newsroom.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
The price of success As a prosperous den mother, Henry ran into her share of challenges.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
In the middle of it all was Penelope Williams, a punk-rock den mother of sorts who found a salve for her unspeakable grief in this unlikeliest of scenes.
—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
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“Den mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/den%20mother. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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