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GAHD-ee-uh-n/ˈɡɑːdiən/

A guardian is legally responsible for a child: parent or guardian; a legal guardian. It can also mean a protector of a place or principle. Parent is not always the legal guardian. Do not call a teacher a guardian in a consent form. UK forms: parent/guardian signature. The Guardian is a newspaper — capital G.

Meaning

A person legally responsible for a child; also someone who protects a place or idea.

Examples

• “A parent or guardian must sign the trip letter.”
• “They saw themselves as guardians of the charity’s independence.”

Good to know

parent or guardian; legal guardian. Protector sense: guardian of. Forms: parent/guardian. Newspaper: The Guardian (capital). Not automatically a teacher.

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