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guardian

[ gahr-dee-uhn ]

noun

  1. a person who guards, protects, or preserves.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. Law. a person who is entrusted by law with the care of the person, property, or both, of someone else, such as a minor or someone legally incapable of managing their affairs.
  3. the superior of a Franciscan convent.


adjective

  1. guarding; protecting:

    a guardian deity.

guardian

/ 藞伞蓱藧诲瑟蓹苍 /

noun

  1. one who looks after, protects, or defends

    the guardian of public morals

    1. law someone legally appointed to manage the affairs of a person incapable of acting for himself, as a minor or person of unsound mind
    2. social welfare (in England) a local authority, or person accepted by it, named under the Mental Health Act 1983 as having the powers to require a mentally disordered person to live at a specified place, attend for treatment, and be accessible to a doctor or social worker
  2. often capital (in England) another word for custos
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. protecting or safeguarding
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Pronunciation Note

Guardian is occasionally pronounced with two syllables and with stress on the final syllable: [gahr-, deen]. This pronunciation is now most characteristic of older, less educated speakers.
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Derived Forms

  • 藞驳耻补谤诲颈补苍藢蝉丑颈辫, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 驳耻补谤诲顎僫路补苍路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 耻苍顎卍别谤路驳耻补谤诲顎僫路补苍 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of guardian1

First recorded in 1375鈥1425; from late Middle English gardein, from Anglo-French. See warden
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While the garden is open, so-called tulip guardians will maintain the fields while encouraging visitors to stick to the paths between the rows of flowers, to avoid damaging the bulbs.

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Imagine being in your early 20s, barely figuring out your own budget and suddenly becoming the legal guardian of an 8-year-old.

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Adoption UK said the news was "distressing" for families, who had already faced "an agonising wait" to find out whether the adoption and special guardian support fund would continue.

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Under the Childcare Offer, parents and guardians of three and four-year-old children can claim up to 30 hours of free childcare each week, for up to 48 weeks of the year.

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They point to his interrogation at age 13 - without a guardian or lawyer present.

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