Added 10 October 2026
tutelar
/ˈtjuːtələ/ adjective
Latin root: tūtelāris Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tutelar at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding.
daycare that is educational and not just custodial
Origin
From Latin tūtelāris, from tūtēla (“tutelage, guardianship; dependent, client”) + -āris (suffix used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to).
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