guardian

== 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. (US military) A servicemember of the United States Space Force. Hypernyms: serviceman, servicewoman < servicemember, serviceperson < person Coordinate terms: airman, soldier, sailor, marine; veteran ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ガーディアン (gādian) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Grauniad == Middle French == === Etymology === Old French garden, from the verb guarder. === Noun === guardian m (plural guardians) guardian; protector