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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!"