🇬🇧 Guardian meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A guardian is a person who is trusted to protect, guide, and take care of someone or something important, like a grown‑up who makes sure a child is safe, or a hero who watches over a special place.

I became the guardian of the last slice of pizza and instantly gained fifteen new best friends.

The baby named me her guardian when she handed me her favorite toy, drool and all.

Grandpa acts like the guardian of embarrassing baby stories and releases one at every family party.

Dad said he’s the guardian of bedtime, but he keeps falling asleep before I do.

The librarian is the quiet guardian, able to shush an entire class with just one eyebrow raise.

A girl drops her small bird in the rain. A guardian dog guards the porch, eyes fierce. A guardian neighbor lifts the girl and the bird inside. A guardian umbrella shelters the two. A guardian older woman tucks them under a towel. The bird warms, the girl breathes, and the guardian dog sighs at last.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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