guardianship
English Thesaurus
1. the responsibility of a guardian or keeper (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | duty, obligation, responsibility, |
| definition | : | the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | custody, hands, |
| definition | : | (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child (noun.act) |
2. attention and management implying responsibility for safety (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | protection, |
| definition | : | the activity of protecting someone or something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | due care, ordinary care, reasonable care, |
| definition | : | the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | foster care, |
| definition | : | supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | great care, |
| definition | : | more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | providence, |
| definition | : | the guardianship and control exercised by a deity (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | slight care, |
| definition | : | such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise (noun.act) |
3. the responsibility of a guardian or keeper (noun.act)
| derivation | : | keep, |
| definition | : | look after; be the keeper of; have charge of (verb.possession) |
4. attention and management implying responsibility for safety (noun.act)
| derivation | : | care, deal, handle, manage, |
| definition | : | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | appoint, charge, |
| definition | : | assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | tutor, |
| definition | : | act as a guardian to someone (verb.social) |
5. the responsibility of a guardian or keeper (noun.act)
| derivation | : | keep, |
| definition | : | look after; be the keeper of; have charge of (verb.possession) |
6. attention and management implying responsibility for safety (noun.act)
| derivation | : | care, deal, handle, manage, |
| definition | : | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | appoint, charge, |
| definition | : | assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | tutor, |
| definition | : | act as a guardian to someone (verb.social) |
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