overprotectionn.
/ˌəʊvəprəˈtɛkʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərprəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n/ Excessive protection, esp. of a child.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > care for or looking after > excessive care or protection
overcare1599
mollycoddling1847
overprotection1901
nursemaiding1924
overprotectiveness1931
nannyism1959
nannying1969
nanniness1973
1901 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 15 384 The American Sugar Refining Company is the notorious example of the danger of overprotection.
1949 S. A. Stouffer et al. Amer. Soldier iv. 135 A theory currently of considerable interest in psychiatry seeks to trace some types of neurotic behavior to overprotection by the mother.
1996 Jrnl. Clin. Child Psychol. 25 9 The constructs of overinvolvement and overprotection believed to be associated with anxiety may have more to do with intrusion into the child's privacy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1901