a person who cares for persons or property

the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

A fee for instruction, especially at a college, university, or private school, The particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward, Superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward; guardianship

Something, especially a structure, that provides cover or protection, as from the weather, An establishment that cares for unwanted or stray animals and tries to find owners for them, One who protects; a guardian; a defender, intransitive verb_ To invest (income) to protect it from taxation, To provide cover or protection for, To take shelter, transitive verb_ To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect, To screen or cover from notice; to disguise, To betake to cover, or to a safe place; -- used reflexively, verb_ invest (money) so that it is not taxable, provide shelter for

A typically benevolent celestial being that acts as an intermediary between heaven and earth, especially in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism, A guardian spirit or guiding influence, One who manifests goodness, purity, and selflessness

To nurse; cherish, To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up, in obsolete To be nourished or trained up together, verb_ promote the growth of, bring up under fosterage; of children, adjective_ Providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse, earth by which a plant is nourished, though not its native soil, noun_ countable, obsolete A forester, uncountable The care given to another; guardianship

The care, guardianship, and control exercised by a deity; divine direction, Something due to an act of providential intervention; an act or event in which the care of God is directly exhibited, Foresight; care; especially, the foresight and care which God manifests for his creatures; hence, God himself, regarded as exercising a constant wise prescience

A Christian minister or priest having spiritual charge over a congregation or other group, One who has the care of a flock or herd; a herdsman; especially, a shepherd, A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister having the charge of a church and parish, verb_ Christianity To serve a congregation as pastor