gardien
French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French guardian, guardein (“protector, guard”), from an earlier *gardenc, the first root deriving from guarder and the second of Germanic origin. The suffix was later changed; compare the Medieval Latin guardianus, which may have influenced it. Doublet of gardian.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gardien m (plural gardiens, feminine gardienne)
- guard (someone who keeps guard of something)
- guardian, warden (protector)
- guardian (someone who looks after something else)
- (law) guardian
- (sports) Ellipsis of gardien de but. (goalkeeper; goaltender; goalie)
- (Louisiana) babysitter
- Synonym: baby-sitter m or f
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Further reading edit
- “gardien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.