huoltajuus

== Finnish == === Etymology === huoltaja (“custodian”) +‎ -uus === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuo̯ltɑjuːs/, [ˈhuo̞̯l̪t̪ɑ̝juːs̠] Rhymes: -uoltɑjuːs Syllabification(key): huol‧ta‧juus Hyphenation(key): huol‧ta‧juus === Noun === huoltajuus (law) custody, guardianship (right to and responsibility for fostering a child) ==== Usage notes ==== The term custody covers a wide range of situations of having possession of something or someone, but huoltajuus as a legal term is limited to adult-child relationships. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “huoltajuus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023