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    guardian

    noun
    noun
    BrE BrE//ˈɡɑːdiən//
    ; NAmE NAmE//ˈɡɑːrdiən//
    Raising children
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  1. 1a person who protects something synonym custodian Farmers should be guardians of the countryside. The police are guardians of law and order. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveself-appointed, moral verb + guardianact as See full entry
  2. 2a person who is legally responsible for the care of another person, especially a child whose parents have died Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivelegal verb + guardianbe, become, appoint, … phrasesparents or guardians See full entry See related entries: Raising children
    3.  Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French garden, of Germanic origin; compare with ward and warden. The ending was altered by association with -ian.Extra examples The court appoints a legal guardian for the child. The people act as guardians of the land. I was left alone to live with my aunt, who became my legal guardian.
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