Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
overprotective
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a spoilt rich kid with an overprotective mother
▪ My wife says I'm being overprotective, and that our daughter has grown into a responsible young woman.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ All is well, I am sure - Richard of Gloucester is simply being overprotective of his nephews.
▪ I am not an overprotective fan.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
overprotective
also over-protective, 1930, from over- + protective. Related: Overprotectively; overprotectiveness.\n
Wiktionary
overprotective
a. excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children)
WordNet
overprotective
adj. overly protective; "overprotective parents"