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What (who) is overprotective - definition
PARENT WHO PAYS EXTREMELY CLOSE ATTENTION TO A CHILDREN'S EXPERIENCES AND PROBLEMS
Overparenting; Helicopter Parents; Helicopter parents; Over protective; Helicopter Parent; Helicopter parenting; Curling parent; Overprotective; Cosseting parent; Cosseting parents; Cosseted; Cosseter; Cosseters
overprotective
¦ adjective excessively protective.
Derivatives
overprotect verb
overprotection noun
overprotectively adverb
overprotectiveness noun
Helicopter parent
A helicopter parent (also called a cosseting parent or simply a cosseter) is a parent who pays extremely close attention to a child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they "hover overhead", overseeing every aspect of their child's life constantly.
Protected
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ACTION OR PRECAUTION AGAINST A THREAT AGAINST AN UNCERTAINTY OR POSSIBLE UNPLEASANT EVENTS
Protecting; PROTECT; Protections; Protects; Protective; Protectively; Protectiveness; Protectivity; Protectivities; Protectivenesses; Protectings; Protectingly; Protectedly; Protectional; Protectionally; Semiprotect; Protect; Protected
·Impf & ·p.p. of Protect.
Wikipedia
Helicopter parent
A helicopter parent (also called a cosseting parent or simply a cosseter) is a parent who pays extremely close attention to a child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they "hover overhead", overseeing every aspect of their child's life constantly. A helicopter parent is also known to strictly supervise their children in all aspects of their lives, including in social interactions.
Examples of use of overprotective
1. More polls» Have your say Should parents be overprotective of their children?
2. Smith called the ammonia reporting requirements "appropriately protective, though not overprotective," of public health.
3. Dr Everything: Stoic patients may get fobbed off by overprotective receptionists.
4. The barmy bird is now overprotective of the eggs squawking and flapping her wings if anyone tries to get near them.
5. These ‘little Emperors‘ are so cosseted by their overprotective parents that they see no good reason to fly the nest and strike out on their own.