as in protective
trying too hard to protect someone (such as a child) from danger
His overprotective mother won't let him go out after dark. He is overprotective of his little sister.
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Adjective
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The moon’s clash with Mars amplifies passions and possessive thoughts!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
11 May 2025 -
These include possessive apostrophes in clubs that are named after people or institutions — Newell’s Old Boys, for example, who got their name from Isaac Newell, an Englishman who was a pioneer of football in Argentina.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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And the doctors who don’t say that are just jealous of your hot little baby.—
Megan Amram,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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Is everyone just jealous that a man who happens to be a grandfather has an attractive, young girlfriend?—
Katherine Rosman,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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“Overprotective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overprotective. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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