Wordnet 3.0
VERB (2)
1.
care for like a mother;
- Example: "She fusses over her husband"[syn: mother, fuss, overprotect]
2. protect excessively;
- Example: "Don't overprotect your son--he is an adult now!"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
overprotect
v 1: care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" [syn:
mother, fuss, overprotect]
2: protect excessively; "Don't overprotect your son--he is an
adult now!"