guardians
Those who safeguard
Guardians are people who protect, watch over, or have legal responsibility for someone or something.
A legal guardian has court-appointed authority over a child or incapacitated adult: The court named her grandmother as guardian.
Guardian extends to protectors generally—guardians of democracy, guardians of tradition.
Guardian angel refers to a spiritual protector or someone who helps in times of need.
One who guards another
- sentinelGuard who monitors
- watchdogGuard or monitor
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- paladinHeroic knightly defender
warrior · knight · rescuer · patron · shield · bulwark · keeper · warden
Artifact preservation expert
- trusteeOne managing another's assets
- executorAppointed estate manager
- custodianGuardian of a place
- wardProtected person; division
custody · adoption · foster · parental · godparent · power of attorney · minor · dependent
Mother or father
- godparentBaptismal ceremony guardian
- foster parentTemporary guardian of another's child
- grandparentParent once removed
- nannyHired child caretaker
babysitter · au pair · mentor · teacher · guide · advisor · coach · tutor
defender
One who guards another
paladin · warrior · knight · rescuer · patron · shield · bulwark · keeper · warden · caretaker
conservator
Artifact preservation expert
ward · custody · adoption · foster · parental · godparent · power of attorney · minor · dependent · surrogate
parent
Mother or father
- godparentBaptismal ceremony guardian
- foster parentTemporary guardian of another's child
- grandparentParent once removed
nanny · babysitter · au pair · mentor · teacher · guide · advisor · coach · tutor · counselor
superhero
Powered champion against evil
Groot · Gamora · Drax · avenger · crusader · masked · caped · comic · Marvel · cinematic
angel
Divine winged messenger
deity · ancestor spirit · totem · familiar · phoenix · griffin · dragon · gargoyle · sphinx · celestial
- guardiansprotector, protectors, keeper, keepers, sentinel
- orphanagesorphanage, orphan, foundling, foundlings, waif
- litigation partiesparties, plaintiffs, defendants, litigants, petitioners
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- heroeshero, heroes, heroine, heroines, superhero
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
guardianswards
Protected dependents or districts
dependents · charges · protectees · minors · children
guardianspredators
Animals that kill prey
attackers · abusers · exploiters · threats · assailants
- guardian angelProtective spirit assigned individually
- legal guardianCourt-appointed child protector
- guardian spiritProtective supernatural being
- legal guardianshipCourt-appointed care authority
- moral guardian
- spiritual guardianIncorporeal protective entity