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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding;
- Example: "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"
- Example: "a guardian angel"
- Example: "tutelary gods"
[syn: custodial, tutelary, tutelar]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Custodial \Cus*to"di*al\ (k?s-t?"d?-al), a. [Cf. F. custodial, fr. L. custodia. See Custody.] Relating to custody or guardianship. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

custodial adj 1: providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods" [syn: custodial, tutelary, tutelar]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

37 Moby Thesaurus words for "custodial": Argus-eyed, all ears, all eyes, aux aguets, covering, defensive, eagle-eyed, fostering, guarded, guardian, guarding, hawk-eyed, immunizing, keen-eyed, lidless, observant, on guard, on the lookout, on the watch, open-eyed, parental, preventive, prophylactic, protecting, protective, prudent, safeguarding, screening, sharp-eyed, sheltering, shielding, sleepless, tutelary, vigilant, wary, watchful, with open eyes