guarda — meaning in English

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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