overprotect

tr.v., -tect·ed, -tect·ing, -tects.
To protect too much; coddle: overprotected their children.

overprotection o'ver·pro·tec'tion n.
overprotective o'ver·pro·tec'tive adj.
overprotectiveness o'ver·pro·tec'tive·ness n.

IN BRIEF: To shield too much.

The mother tried not to overprotect her children.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: care for like a mother
  Synonyms: mother, fuss

Meaning #2: protect excessively

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - overbeskyttende

Français (French)
adj. - excessivement protecteur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - übertrieben fürsorglich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υπερπροστατευτικός

Italiano (Italian)
iperprotettivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - superprotegido

Русский (Russian)
излишне опекающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - excesivamente protector

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - överbeskyddande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
过分保护的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 過分保護的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 과보호하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 過保護の

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מגונן בהפרזה, בעיקר על אדם הנתון לפיקודו‬

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