Guardianship — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

attention and management implying responsibility for safety

the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɑːɹdiənʃˌɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɑːdiənʃˌɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɑːdiənʃˌɪp/

3 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɑːɹdiənʃˌɪp/.

Examples

he is in the care of a bodyguard
he left his car in my keeping

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

safekeeping keeping charge tutelage care

Parts of Speech

noun	attention and management implying responsibility for safety “he is in the care of a bodyguard”
noun	the responsibility of a guardian or keeper “he left his car in my keeping”

Word Forms

care	verb	be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
charge	verb	assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
tutor	verb	act as a guardian to someone
guardian	noun	a person who cares for persons or property
keep	verb	look after; be the keeper of; have charge of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vormundschaft

Aufmerksamkeit und Management implizieren Verantwortung für die Sicherheit

🇫🇷French

tutelle

attention et gestion impliquant la responsabilité de la sécurité

🇪🇸Spanish

tutela

atención y gestión que implica responsabilidad por la seguridad

🇮🇹Italian

tutela

attenzione e gestione che implicano responsabilità per la sicurezza

🇳🇱Dutch

voogdij

aandacht en beheer impliceert verantwoordelijkheid voor de veiligheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

tutela

atenção e gestão implicando responsabilidade pela segurança

🇷🇺Russian

опека

внимание и управление, предполагающее ответственность за безопасность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संरक्षण

ध्यान और प्रबंधन जिसमें सुरक्षा की जिम्मेदारी शामिल है

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিভাবকত্ব

মনোযোগ এবং ব্যবস্থাপনা নিরাপত্তার জন্য দায়িত্ব বোঝায়

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதுகாவலர்

கவனம் மற்றும் மேலாண்மை பாதுகாப்பிற்கான பொறுப்பைக் குறிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సంరక్షకత్వం

శ్రద్ధ మరియు నిర్వహణ భద్రతకు బాధ్యతను సూచిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पालकत्व

लक्ष आणि व्यवस्थापन सुरक्षेची जबाबदारी सूचित करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાલીપણું

ધ્યાન અને વ્યવસ્થાપન જે સલામતી માટેની જવાબદારી સૂચવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಕ್ಷಕತ್ವ

ಗಮನ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆಯ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿಯನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രക്ഷാകർതൃത്വം

ശ്രദ്ധയും മാനേജ്മെൻ്റും സുരക്ഷയുടെ ഉത്തരവാദിത്തത്തെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰਪ੍ਰਸਤੀ

ਧਿਆਨ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਨ ਜੋ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سرپرستی

توجہ اور انتظام جو حفاظت کی ذمہ داری کا اظہار کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

监护

关注和管理意味着安全责任

🇯🇵Japanese

後見

安全に対する責任を意味する注意と管理

🇰🇷Korean

후견

안전에 대한 책임을 암시하는 관심과 관리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quyền giám hộ

sự chú ý và quản lý ngụ ý trách nhiệm về sự an toàn

🇹🇭Thai

ความเป็นผู้ปกครอง

ความใส่ใจและการจัดการที่แสดงถึงความรับผิดชอบด้านความปลอดภัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

perwalian

perhatian dan manajemen yang menyiratkan tanggung jawab atas keselamatan

🇵🇭Filipino

pangangalaga

pansin at pamamahala na nagpapahiwatig ng responsibilidad para sa kaligtasan

🇲🇾Malay

penjagaan

perhatian dan pengurusan membayangkan tanggungjawab untuk keselamatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الوصاية

الاهتمام والإدارة مما يعني المسؤولية عن السلامة

🇮🇷Persian

قیمومیت

توجه و مدیریت دلالت بر مسئولیت ایمنی

🇹🇷Turkish

vesayet

Güvenlik sorumluluğunu ima eden dikkat ve yönetim

🇮🇱Hebrew

פַּטרוֹנוּת

תשומת לב וניהול מרמזים על אחריות לבטיחות

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The primary meaning of 'guardianship' is 'attention and management implying responsibility for safety'.

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