overparented

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adjective

Excessively spoiled, restricted, etc. by one's parents; given insufficient freedom as a child.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectiveoverparented (comparative more overparented, superlative most overparented)

comparative more overparented · superlative most overparented

  1. 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
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of overparent

Origin

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APA

overparented. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overparented

MLA

“overparented.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overparented. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overparented,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overparented.

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