POSSESSIVE

[adjective]If you are possessive about something that you own, you do not like lending it to other people or sharing it with other people.He's a bit possessive about his clothes - I wouldn't dare ask to borrow them.Someone who is possessive in his or her feelings and behaviour towards another person wants to have all of that person's love and attention and will not share it with anyone else.a possessive motherHe's very possessive towards his wife.In grammar, a possessive word, form etc. shows who or what something belongs to.In English, the possessive singular of nouns is formed with 's.'Mine' and 'yours' are possessive pronouns.