/ Dictionary / Index O overprotective: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: o•ver•pro•tec•tive Pronunciation: (ō"vur-pru-tek'tiv), [key] — adj. unduly protective. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: overprotective (Thesaurus) overproportion overproud Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blanch Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language