English Explanatory Dictionary

guardian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
  2. A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
  3. A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
  4. A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
  5. A major or final enemy; boss.
  6. A servicemember of the United States Space Force.
name
  1. A British daily national newspaper.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɑɹ.di.ən/ /ˈɡɑː.dɪ.ən/ /ˈɡɑɹ.din/ en-us-guardian.ogg

Word forms

guardian guardians The Guardian

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.

Derived words

coguardian Earth Guardian gate guardian guard guardenage guardian ad litem guardianage guardian angel Guardian Cap guardian cell guardiancy Guardianesque guardianess guardianless guardianlike guardian lion guardianly guardian of the peace guardianship testamentary guardian underguardian Grauniad Guardianista
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