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guarda — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • custody noun The legal right and responsibility to care for someone, especially a child.
  • guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
  • guardian noun Someone who protects or watches over a person or thing.
  • ward noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.
  • warder noun (chiefly British) A prison guard.
  • watch noun A small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.

Senses

guarda is used for these senses in English:

  • custody The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
  • flyleaf A blank leaf at the front or back of a book.
  • guard A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
  • guardian Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
  • ward (Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
  • ward A section or subdivision of a prison.
  • ward The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
  • warder A guard, especially in a prison.

custody — full definition

  1. noun The legal right and responsibility to care for someone, especially a child.
  2. noun The state of being held by police, usually before a trial.

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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