1. people who worry excessively or unnecessarily about things
Usage: informal; plural of worrywart

Examples

• My parents are such worrywarts when I stay out late.
• The worrywarts in the group kept imagining worst-case scenarios.
• Don’t be worrywarts about the test – you’ve studied hard.
• The coach told the worrywarts on the team to stay positive.
• Some people are natural worrywarts who stress about everything.
• The worrywarts predicted disaster, but everything went smoothly.