What does custodial mean?

custodial means "providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding".

How many syllables are in custodial?

custodial has 4 syllables: cu-sto-di-al. The stress falls on "sto". In IPA it is /kəˈstoʊdiəl/.

What is another word for custodial?

Close synonyms include tutelary, tutelar. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is custodial a common word?

custodial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

custodial — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding
“daycare that is educational and not just custodial”
“a guardian angel”
“tutelary gods”
Synonymstutelary tutelar
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Questions about custodial

What does custodial mean?: custodial means "providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding".
How many syllables are in custodial?: custodial has 4 syllables: cu-sto-di-al. The stress falls on "sto". In IPA it is /kəˈstoʊdiəl/.
What is another word for custodial?: Close synonyms include tutelary, tutelar. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is custodial a common word?: custodial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for custodial come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding
“daycare that is educational and not just custodial”
“a guardian angel”
“tutelary gods”
Synonymstutelary tutelar
Similarprotective

Questions about custodial

What does custodial mean?: custodial means "providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding".
How many syllables are in custodial?: custodial has 4 syllables: cu-sto-di-al. The stress falls on "sto". In IPA it is /kəˈstoʊdiəl/.
What is another word for custodial?: Close synonyms include tutelary, tutelar. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is custodial a common word?: custodial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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