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guardianship

/ˈɡɑːdiənʃɪp/noun

उच्चारण गार्डिअन्शिप

संरक्षकता, अभिभावकता

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] formal

    the legal responsibility for taking care of a child or of a person who cannot take care of themselves

    संरक्षकता, अभिभावकता

    • The court gave guardianship of the child to her grandmother.
    • The orphans were placed under the guardianship of their uncle.

    Synonyms custody care wardship

  2. 2

    [U]

    the job of protecting something

    संरक्षण, रखवाली

    • the guardianship of the nation's forests

    Synonyms protection safekeeping

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guardian noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

custody care wardship protection safekeeping

§Grammar and usage

A child is placed under the guardianship of somebody (not 'in the guardianship to').

बच्चे को under the guardianship of somebody रखा जाता है ('in the guardianship to' गलत है)।