WordNet sense 1 (an excited state of agitation):

dither, flap, pother, tizzy

WordNet sense 2 (an angry disturbance):

bother, hassle, trouble

WordNet sense 3 (a quarrel about petty points):

bicker, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff, bickering

WordNet sense 4 (care for like a mother):

mother, overprotect, mother

WordNet sense 5 (worry unnecessarily or excessively):

fret, niggle

WordNet sense 6 (a rapid active commotion):

ado, bustle, flurry, hustle, stir