Synonyms for guardian
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gahr-dee-uhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɑr di ən |
Top 10 synonyms for guardian Other synonyms for the word guardian
Définition of guardian
Origin :- early 14c., garden; early 15c., gardein, from Anglo-French gardein (late 13c.), from Old French gardien "keeper, custodian," earlier guarden, from Frankish *warding- (see guard (n.)). Guardian angel is from 1630s.
- noun keeper, protector
- Let me beseech you, Madam, to be the guardian of my reputation!
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- But before that, Katy, I led my guardian into the room, and showed him everything.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- My guardian, John Gilman, is engaged to marry my sister Eileen.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- Could it be that Agnes, her guardian angel, was angry in the knowledge that she was happy?
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- My physician and my guardian, not knowing what else to do with me, sent me abroad.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- "I am the uncle and guardian of your boy-host," he said, quietly.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- If you can serve him, my mother's soul will watch over you as a guardian angel.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- In another instant Fanny and her guardian had quitted the house.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- "That'll be mostly hidden by his whiskers, when they grow," observed her guardian.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 15, July 9, 1870 » by Various
- Nobody could explain what had happened, not even the guardian.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
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