<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>plural: tigers</li><li>a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct</li><li>the cougar, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger</li><li>a person resembling a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.</li><li>a country that is considered to have a tiger economy: Taiwan is one of the four Asian tigers</li><li>an additional cheer (often the word tiger) at the end of a round of cheering</li><li>any of several strong, voracious fishes, as a sand shark</li><li>any of numerous animals with stripes similar to a tiger's</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>noting or relating to a strict parenting style that demands academic excellence and obedience from children, associated especially with East Asians: a tiger mom; tiger parenting</li></ul>