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overparenting

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Excessive parenting, as by being overprotective towards one's child.

uncountable

Examples

“(You might think⟳ this was in an essay on the perils of overparenting; it’s actually one in which she realizes that she can’t foist her own⟳ childhood anxieties onto her own⟳ socially adroit children.)”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

overpart overpartiality overparticipation overparticularity overpartition overpartitions

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