English Online Dictionary. What means guardian? What does guardian mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English gardein, garden, (also wardein, > Modern English warden), from Old French guardein, from the verb guarder, of Germanic origin. Compare French gardien. Doublet of warden. By surface analysis, guard + -ian.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑɹ.di.ən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑː.dɪ.ən/
- (US, dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑɹ.din/ (see guardeen)
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dɪən
Noun
guardian (plural guardians)
- Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
- (law) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
- (law) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
- A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
- (video games) A major or final enemy; boss.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Japanese: ガーディアン (gādian)
Translations
Anagrams
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Middle French
Etymology
Old French garden, from the verb guarder.
Noun
guardian m (plural guardians)
- guardian; protector