An overprotective mother is someone who cares about and worries about their child a lot, and is often overly cautious or controlling to keep their child safe. Full definition
First was the part of an adulterous academic wife in Curtis Hanson's overlooked Wonder Boys; late that year she could be seen playing the well - meaning, yet unarguably overprotective mother in Cameron Crowe's critically successful coming - of - age drama Almost Famous. (rottentomatoes.com)
Lin Shaye and her ghostbusting team show up to inject some much needed levity before the tense finale, and Barbara Hershey (who, following on from Black Swan, must now dominate the market for Creepy Overprotective Mothers) is there purely for backstory purposes. (filmireland.net)
When Ava's mistrustful and overprotective mother questions her relationship with a boy — going as far as to visit a gynecologist — Ava is overwhelmed by a newfound rage. (deadline.com)