"overprotective" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From over- + protective.",
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      "glosses": [
        "excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children)"
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          "excessively",
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          "protection",
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          "word": "mama bear"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "excessively protective",
          "word": "ylisuojeleva"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "excessively protective",
          "word": "überfürsorglich"
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        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "yperprostateftikós",
          "sense": "excessively protective",
          "word": "υπερπροστατευτικός"
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          "alt": "かほごな",
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          "roman": "kahogo na",
          "sense": "excessively protective",
          "word": "過保護な"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "excessively protective",
          "word": "nadopiekuńczy"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "excessively protective",
          "word": "superprotetor"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "excessively protective",
          "word": "överbeskyddande"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛktɪv"
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  "word": "overprotective"
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        "excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children)"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "excessively protective",
      "word": "ylisuojeleva"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "excessively protective",
      "word": "überfürsorglich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "yperprostateftikós",
      "sense": "excessively protective",
      "word": "υπερπροστατευτικός"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kahogo na",
      "sense": "excessively protective",
      "word": "過保護な"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "excessively protective",
      "word": "nadopiekuńczy"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "excessively protective",
      "word": "superprotetor"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "excessively protective",
      "word": "överbeskyddande"
    }
  ],
  "word": "overprotective"
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