overprotect

British  

/ ˌəʊvəprəˈtɛkt /

verb

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

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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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From New York Times

“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.

From Los Angeles Times

But there was a price on her head, as a result of which she’d been isolated, overprotected, and largely friendless, even while a teenager at Hampden.

From Literature