refrigerator mother
noun
A mother considered to be cold and unloving towards her child or children.
- Such mothers were formerly believed to contribute to the development of autism in their children. Leo Kanner (1894–1981), who is associated with this theory, does not appear to have used the expression in print..
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Journal Health & Human Behavior.
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