Guardian
Guardian noun - A person who has responsibility for the care of another.
Usage example: when her parents died, her aunt became her legal guardian
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Synonyms for Guardian
Nanny and guardian are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nanny" instead a noun "Guardian".
Nanny
Nanny noun - A girl or woman employed to care for a young child or children.
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Synonyms for Nanny
Guardian and nanny are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guardian" instead a noun "Nanny".
Nearby Word: Nannie
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| beloved | beloved guardian | beloved nanny |
| good | good guardian | good nanny |
| abusive | abusive guardian | abusive nanny |
| actual | actual guardian | actual nanny |
| Other adjectives: male, great, evil, little, young, capable, famous, personal, new, former, silent, official, flying, titular, insane, said, older, previous, robotic, adoptive, eponymous. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In Idiotsitter, Billie is hired to babysit the adult Gene as a mixture of legal guardian/nanny/tutor.
Source: Only in It for the Money -
For all we know she might be her aunt, older sister, legal guardian, foster parent, nanny, babysitter or even a random stranger who happens to see a vulnerable filly in front of her house.
- Has some overlap with the Magical Nanny, but while a Magical Nanny is focused on improving family dynamics and behavior and may or may not be really magic, a Magical Guardian is really magic and may or may not do anything about behavior and family.
Source: Magical Guardian
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