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Showing words for CUSTODY using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Custody

custody

6 Letter Words for Custody

doctus

5 Letter Words for Custody

doucs, douts, doyst, ducts, dusty, scout, scudo, souct, study, todus, tousy

4 Letter Words for Custody

cods, cost, cots, coud, coys, cuds, cust, cuts, cyst, docs, dost, dots, doty, douc, dout, ducs, duct, duos, dust, duty, otus, ouds, oust, outs, scot, sctd, scud, scut, scyt, sody, soud, sout, stod, stud, syud, tocs, tods, tody, tosy, toys, udos, yods, youd, yous

3 Letter Words for Custody

cod, cos, cot, coy, cst, cto, cts, cud, cut, doc, dos, dot, dso, duc, duo, dys, oct, ods, otc, oud, ous, out, oys, scd, sct, soc, sod, sot, sou, soy, std, sty, sud, toc, tod, tos, tou, toy, tuy, udo, uds, ust, utc, uts, yds, yod, yos, yot, you, yus

Definitions for Custody

[1] keeping; guardianship; care.
[2] the keeping or charge of officers of the law: The car was held in the custody of the police.
[3] imprisonment; legal restraint: He was taken into custody.
[4] Also called child custody. Law . the right of determining the residence, protection, care, and education of a minor child or children, especially in a divorce or separation. Compare joint custody, sole custody.
[5] the act of keeping safe or guarding, esp the right of guardianship of a minor
[6] the state of being held by the police; arrest (esp in the phrases in custody, take into custody )

Words related to Custody

guardianship, protection, care, arrest, imprisonment, jail, detention, incarceration, keeping, management, observation, watch, preservation, safekeeping, aegis, conservation, ward, salvation, superintendence, auspices

Words nearby Custody

custer's last stand, custodes, custodial, custodian, custodianship, custody, custom, custom house, custom-build, custom-built, custom-made

Origin of Custody

1400–50; late Middle English custodye < Latin custōdia “a watching, watchman,” equivalent to custōd- (stem of custōs ) “keeper” + -ia -y3

Word origin for Custody

C15: from Latin custōdia, from custōs guard, defender

Synonyms for Custody

care, guardianship, protection, aegis, auspices, conservation, custodianship, keeping, management, observation, preservation, safekeeping, salvation, superintendence, trusteeship, ward, watch, tute-lage, wardship