fuss

nouns

an excited state of agitation
"he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
dither, flap, fuss, pother, tizzy
an angry disturbance
"he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
bother, fuss, hassle, trouble
a quarrel about petty points
bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff
is derived from
fussy
a rapid active commotion
ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, hustle, stir

verbs

worry unnecessarily or excessively
"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
fret, fuss, niggle
care for like a mother
"She fusses over her husband"
fuss, mother, overprotect