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Meanings of overprotect in English

Catalan
amanyagar
Spanish
mimar

Care for like a mother.

amanyagar
Synonyms
Examples for "mother"
Examples for "mother"
1
Some recipes, however, I prefer unmodified: my mother's Bakewell tart, for example.
Cooking for friends
2
Enter the 'satellite name or number' box and Bob's your mother's brother.
The South African
3
The Crown opposed his future mother-in-law's address as suitable for home detention.
Radio NZ
4
Nobody had said a word to her about mother's ghost, of course.
Ghosts
5
In her mother's heart, however, Ginger knew which option Lily would choose.
Day by day
1
The league has come and gone without fuss; wait for the championship.
The Irish Times
2
The newscaster had made a fuss over that issue also, of course.
Cauldron of Ghosts
3
Grandmother wanted most of all to save the family money & fuss.
The new yorker
4
There are often days when I want something tasty with minimal fuss.
The Guardian
5
Why all the fuss, if Ireland is fully funded until next year?
The Irish Times
Usage of overprotect in English
1
But I think 21st-century Britain has a neurotic compulsion to overprotect the new.
The Guardian
2
Since many of these harms may never materialize, pre-emptive regulation is likely to overprotect privacy at the expense of innovation.
Wired
3
You can't overprotect kids.
Night Shift
4
The enzyme would thus keep DNA in a slightly overwound state to protect, but not overprotect, the genome of hyperthermophiles against thermal melting.
Pubmed
5
I bristled at the implication we were insulated, spoiled, overprotected little brats.
Cleopatra's Moon
6
She itched to strike back at Mrs. Asaki, who overprotected her grandchildren at the expense of another child's feelings.
The favorites: a novel
7
She'd been overprotected, yes.
The secret life of ceecee wilkes
8
I have been overprotected.
When the wind blows
9
Lydia Lynch, née Johnson-thefun-lovinggirl who loved to dance and go to parties but was overprotected by her strict parents.
In a gilded cage
10
And if the selection proves anything, it is that children don't need to be overprotected when it comes to choosing books for them.
The Irish Times
Translations for overprotect
Overprotect through the time