We like to protect the ones we love. Parents in particular are protective of their children and try to avoid any harm from coming to them. However, if somebody tries to protect another person too much, i.e. being overprotective, this can also be detrimental.
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I’m going to cover a few terms you can use to talk about being overprotective, to help you to expand your English vocabulary.