overprotective en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌoʊvɚpɹəˈtɛktɪv/ (General-American)
- /ˌəʊvəpɹəˈtɛktɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children).
Antonyms
Deriveds
overprotectiveness · overprotectively · overprotectivity · overprotectivism
Relateds
Translations (9)
sv överbeskyddande (excessively protective) · pl nadopiekuńczy (excessively protective) · fi ylisuojeleva (excessively protective) · fr surprotecteur (excessively protective) · pt superprotetor (excessively protective) · ja 過保護な (excessively protective) · ca sobreprotector (excessively protective) · el υπερπροστατευτικός (excessively protective) · de überfürsorglich (excessively protective)