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Guardian is defined as someone who watches over or protects.

(noun)

An example of a guardian is an adoptive parent.

The definition of guardian is relating to watching over or protecting.

(adjective)

An example of guardian used as an adjective is the phrase "guardian angel," which means an angel that watches over someone.

See guardian in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person who guards, protects, or takes care of another person, property, etc.; custodian
a person legally placed in charge of the affairs of a minor or of a person of unsound mind

Origin: ME gardein < OFr gardien, altered (modeled on nouns ending in -ien < L -ianus) < gardenc < Frank *warding < Gmc *wardon (see guard) + -ing, akin to -ing

adjective

protecting

Related Forms:

guardianship noun

See guardian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One that guards, watches over, or protects.
Law One who is legally responsible for the care and management of the person or property of an incompetent or a minor.
A superior in a Franciscan monastery.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English gardein

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman

Origin: , from Old French gardien

Origin: , from alteration of gardenc

Origin: , from garder, to guard; see guard

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