Meanings
comparative more overparented · superlative most overparented
- Excessively spoiled, restricted, etc. by one's parents; given insufficient freedom as a child.
Other studies suggest that overparented kids are “less open to new ideas” and take “less satisfaction in life.”
2015 June 15, Heather Havrilesky, “‘How to Raise an Adult,’ by Julie Lythcott-Haims”, in New York Times
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of overparent
Origin
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overparented. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overparented
“overparented.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overparented. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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