vartioida — meaning in English

English meaning

• brood noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
• guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
• sentinel noun A person or animal that stands guard or keeps watch.
• tend verb To be likely to behave, happen, or turn out in a particular way.
• watchdog noun A dog kept to guard property, or by extension, a person or group that monitors organizations for wrongdoing.

Senses

vartioida is used for these senses in English:

• brood (transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
• guard (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
• guard (transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
• sentinel (transitive) To watch over as a guard.
• stand guard To guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect.
• tend To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.
• watchdog To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.

brood — full definition

1. noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
2. noun Informal term for the children of one family.
3. verb Of a bird, to sit on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch.
4. verb To dwell unhappily on one's thoughts, often alone.

guard — full definition

1. noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
2. noun A device or piece of equipment that protects part of the body or a machine from harm.
3. noun A cautious or defensive stance, as in "on guard" or "off guard."
4. verb To protect someone or something from danger or attack.

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