overprotectiveadjective
uk/ˌəʊ.və.prəˈtek.tɪv/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.prəˈtek.tɪv/wishing to protect someone, especially a child, too much:
The children of overprotective parents often do not develop the skills they need to take care of themselves when they leave home.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Defending and protecting
- baby
- bandobast
- bastion
- biodefence
- cherish
- featherbed
- guard
- kill
- mollycoddle
- mother
- out of harm's way idiom
- patrol
- proof
- proof
- protect
- protective
- ring-fence
- rustproof
- wrap
- wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom
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