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guardian

Syllabification: (guard·i·an)
Pronunciation: /ˈgärdēən/
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Definition of guardian

noun

  • a defender, protector, or keeper:self-appointed guardians of public morality
  • a person who looks after and is legally responsible for someone who is unable to manage their own affairs, especially an incompetent or disabled person or a child whose parents have died.
  • the superior of a Franciscan convent.

Derivatives

guardianship

Pronunciation: /-ˌSHip/
noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French garden, of Germanic origin; compare with ward and warden. The ending was altered by association with -ian

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