guardian
Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
Other meanings
A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
Related words
- guardian cell
- coguardian
- Earth Guardian
- gate guardian
- guard
- guardenage
- guardian ad litem
- guardianage
- guardian angel
- Guardian Cap
- guardiancy
- guardian lion
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "guardein".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “guardian” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.