gardien

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French guardian, guardein (“protector, guard”), gardein, garden, from an earlier *gardenc, the first root deriving from guarder and the second of (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  origin. The suffix was later changed; compare the Medieval Latin guardianus, which may have influenced it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaʁ.djɛ̃/

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Noun

gardien m (plural gardiens, feminine gardienne)

1. guard (someone who keeps guard of something)
2. guardian, warden (protector)
3. guardian (someone who looks after something else)
4. (law) guardian
5. (sports) Ellipsis of gardien de but. (goalkeeper; goaltender; goalie;)
6. (Louisiana) babysitter

Synonyms

• (babysitter): baby-sitter m or f

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ange gardien
• gardien de but

• gardien de la paix
• gardien de prison.

Related terms

• garde
• garder
• gardiennage

Further reading

• “gardien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• daigner, dénigra, geindra, grandie