wardship
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/ˈwɔːrdʃɪp/
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/ˈwɔːdʃɪp/
When a child is looked after by someone who is not their parent, or when a court protects them.
The judge decided that the child's wardship would be overseen by the kind neighbor.
法官決定孩子的監護權將由這位和善的鄰居監督。