# helicopter parent

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A parent who pays an inordinate amount of attention to their children and often makes decisions, particularly educational ones, normally the province of the student.

## Etymology
From the tendency to hover over their children's lives, like a helicopter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/helicopter-parent