n.

1. The capacity or activity of a guardian; guardianship.
2. The capacity or activity of a tutor; instruction or teaching.
3. The state of being under the direction of a guardian or tutor.

[Latin tūtēla (from tūtus, variant past participle of tuērī, to guard) + –AGE.]

noun

The act, process, or art of imparting knowledge and skill: education, instruction, pedagogics, pedagogy, schooling, teaching, training, tuition, tutoring. See teach/learn.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
  Synonyms: tuition, tutorship

Meaning #2: attention and management implying responsibility for safety
  Synonyms: care, charge, guardianship

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - formynderskab

Nederlands (Dutch)
voogdij(schap), onderricht, voogdij

Français (French)
n. - tutelle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vormundschaft, (An)leitung, Belehrung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κηδεμονία ή επιτροπεία

Italiano (Italian)
tutela

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tutela (f), ensino (m), instrução (f)

Русский (Russian)
попечительство, опекунство, опека, нахождение под опекой, несовершеннолетие

Español (Spanish)
n. - tutela

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förmynderskap, (hand)ledning, undervisning, inflytande, påverkan

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
保护, 指导, 监护, 受监护

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 保護, 指導, 監護, 受監護

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 후견, 감독, 지도를 받음

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 保護, 後見, 保護されること, 保護される期間

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نفوذ, تاثير, وصايه ارشاد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אפוטרופסות, חסות, פיקוח, הוראה, הדרכה‬

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