guardyn.
/ˈɡɑːdi/ colloquial.
= guardian n. 2.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > guardian of minor or incapable person
wardenc1290
tutora1387
curate1463
curator1471
guardiana1535
guardianer1595
pro-tutor1664
legal guardian1720
guardy1833
conservator1853
caregiver1966
primary caregiver1972
1833 J. Romilly Diary 15 Jan. in Cambridge Diary (1967) 26 Box from Manchester containing wedding cake from Williams (Ackers' guardian): suppose Guardy's daughter has entrapped the wealthy heir.
1858 A. Mayhew Paved with Gold i. i. 33 When he and the other little ones were allowed..to go out for a walk..he would call every well dressed man that passed ‘a guardy’.
1924 Galsworthy Old English i. i You are an awful boy! Guardy, he really is too awful.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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