Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overparenting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-par-ent-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive parenting, as by being overprotective towards one's child.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of overparent

Example Sentences

"(You might think this was in an essay on the perils of overparenting; it’s actually one in which she realizes that she can’t foist her own childhood anxieties onto her own socially adroit children.)"

Etymology

From over- + parenting.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does overparenting mean?: Excessive parenting, as by being overprotective towards one's child.
Where does overparenting come from?: From over- + parenting.

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