overprotective

overprotective

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Medieval Latin prōtēctīvusbor.
English protective
English overprotective

    From over- + protective.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    overprotective (not comparable)

    1. Excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children).
      Antonym: underprotective

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