noun
safeguarding
noun
1
Policies and practical steps taken to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm.
"The school updated its safeguarding policy after the training session."
How to Use Safeguarding
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe formal duty and procedures organizations use to protect vulnerable people, especially children.
When to use it
Common in UK institutional and professional contexts (schools, charities, healthcare), often as a specific legal/procedural term rather than everyday speech.
Word Forms
safeguardings plural
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Rhymes for safeguarding
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