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Overprotective

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Adjective

1. overprotective

overly protective

Example Sentences:
'overprotective parents'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Overprotective

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verb
(transitive)
to protect more than necessary, esp to shield (a child) excessively so as to inhibit its development

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Overprotective

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verb transitive
to protect more than is necessary or desirable; specif., to exercise excessive, damaging control over (one's child, etc.) in seeking to shield from hurt, conflict, disappointment, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Overprotective

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tr.v. o·ver·pro·tect·ed, o·ver·pro·tect·ing, o·ver·pro·tects
To protect too much; coddle: overprotected their children.

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