Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of overwrap
adjectiveoverwrapped (comparative more overwrapped, superlative most overwrapped)
comparative more overwrapped · superlative most overwrapped
- Having too many wrappings.
Make sure the baby's not overwrapped and hot. When in doubt, babies should be underwrapped rather than overwrapped.
2013, Dr Howard Chilton, Baby on Board: Understand Your Baby's Needs in the First Twelve months, →ISBN1 more example
As a result, your toddler might fall on her face, your infant might eat dirty sand, and your overwrapped or underwrapped newborn might wail unnoticed in the stroller.
2015, Jacalyn S. Burke, The Nanny Time Bomb: Navigating the Crisis in Child Care, →ISBN
Cite this entry
APA
overwrapped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overwrapped
MLA
“overwrapped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overwrapped. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overwrapped,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overwrapped.
Source: overwrapped on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.