overprotect

/ ˌəʊvəprəˈtɛkt /

verb

1. (tr) to protect more than necessary, esp to shield a child excessively so as to inhibit its development

Other Word Forms

• overprotective adjective

Example Sentences

“These kids are often sort of sheltered and overprotected in a lot of ways,” said Jay Allen, president of Wayfinder Family Services, which runs programs for blind Californians.

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“I was abused, and my mom started to overprotect me,” he said.

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They overprotected him, and he became more and more a tolerated appendage to a large extended clan without his wide-ranging cultural interests.

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The protagonist, Chihiro, begins as a petulant adolescent: Her “skinny legs and sulky face” symbolize her overprotected, underdeveloped personality.

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“My father’s dream was for me to become somebody, to be educated. I was overprotected in the house. I was not to do house chores, but to study all the time,” Habte said.

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