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guardienne

UK/ˌɡɑːdɪˈɛn/

guardienne noun: a woman, girl, or other female force who or which guards; a female guardian.

Noun

guardienne (plural guardiennes)

  1. A woman, girl, or other female force who or which guards; a female guardian.
    • As we had the only available crafts, gallantry would dictate that we should, at least, make formal tender of these; but our wrath was high against the guardienne at the gate permitting so many more to pass where the resources were already fully taxed that, each waiting for the other raft-party to...1897: Samuel Mathewson Baylis, Camp and Lamp, page 87 (Wm. Drysdale & Co.)
    • The guardienne and the other steward reported it. If I fire him, two years of training in a hot kitchen goes down the drain as well as a good cook.1969, National Council on Family Relations, Journal of Marriage and the Family, volume 31, page 86

Examples of guardienne in a sentence

  • Some evenings the guardienne entertains with music on her accordian [sic].2007, Kev Reynolds, The Tour of Mont Blanc: Complete Two-way Trekking Guide, Cicerone Press Limited, →ISBN, page 186:
  • I remarked to the guardienne about the number of lizards running everywhere in the ruins.2008, Martin Calder, A Summer in Gascony: Discovering the Other South of France, Nicholas Brealey Pub, →ISBN, page 163:
  • The guardienne has told us that the weather will be bad “il pleu toutes le jour”, so we wait till after breakfast to decide whether to take the low or high route to Refuge l’Onda.2008: Stephen Platt and Scharlie Platt, Corsica GR20 South, page 23 (Lulu.com, Leveret Publishing; →ISBN)

Forms of guardienne

pluralguardiennes

Origin of guardienne

From guardi(an) + -ienne or guard + -ienne, female-agent noun suffix

Questions about guardienne

What does guardienne mean?
Guardienne means a woman, girl, or other female force who or which guards; a female guardian.
How do you use guardienne in a sentence?
Some evenings the guardienne entertains with music on her accordian [sic].
What part of speech is guardienne?
Guardienne is a noun.
How do you pronounce guardienne?
Guardienne is pronounced /ˌɡɑːdɪˈɛn/ (UK).
What is the plural of guardienne?
The plural of guardienne is guardiennes.

Words near guardienne in the dictionary

  1. guardians ad litem
  2. guardians of the peace
  3. guardianship
  4. guardianships
  5. Guardias
  6. guardienne
  7. guardiennes
  8. guarding
  9. guarding against
  10. guarding one's tongue
  11. guarding post

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