gardien

French

Etymology

From Old French guardian, guardein (“protector, guard”), from an earlier *gardenc, the first root deriving from guarder and the second from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz, cf the similarly-formed Italian guardingo . The suffix was later changed; compare the Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin guardianus, which may have influenced it. Doublet of gardian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaʁ.djɛ̃/

• Audio:

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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. (North America) babysitter

   Synonym: baby-sitter m or f

Derived terms

• ange gardien
• gardien de but
• gardien de la paix
• gardien de phare
• gardien de prison
• gardien d’urgence

 

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