gardien

== French == === Etymology === From Old French guardian, guardein (“protector, guard”), from an earlier *gardenc, the first root deriving from guarder and the second from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz, cf the similarly-formed Italian guardingo . The suffix was later changed; compare the Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin guardianus, which may have influenced it. Doublet of gardian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaʁ.djɛ̃/ === Noun === gardien m (plural gardiens, feminine gardienne) guard (someone who keeps guard of something) guardian, warden (protector) guardian (someone who looks after something else) (law) guardian (sports) ellipsis of gardien de but (goalkeeper; goaltender; goalie) (North America) babysitter Synonym: baby-sitter m or f ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== garde garder gardiennage === Further reading === “gardien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === daigner, dénigra, geindra, grandie