Tutelage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

attention and management implying responsibility for safety

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈuːɾɛlɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/tjˈuːtɛlɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tjˈuːtɛlɪdʒ/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈuːɾɛlɪdʒ/.

Examples

he is in the care of a bodyguard

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

guardianship charge tutorship care tuition

Parts of Speech

noun	teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
noun	attention and management implying responsibility for safety “he is in the care of a bodyguard”

Word Forms

tutor	verb	be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
tutor	noun	a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
care	verb	be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
charge	verb	assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
guardian	noun	a person who cares for persons or property

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vormundschaft

Einzelunterricht der Schüler (in der Regel durch einen privat engagierten Nachhilfelehrer)

🇫🇷French

tutelle

enseigner aux élèves individuellement (généralement par un tuteur engagé à titre privé)

🇪🇸Spanish

tutela

enseñar a los alumnos individualmente (generalmente por un tutor contratado de forma privada)

🇮🇹Italian

tutela

insegnare agli alunni individualmente (di solito da un tutor assunto privatamente)

🇳🇱Dutch

voogdij

leerlingen individueel lesgeven (meestal door een privé-leraar ingehuurd)

🇵🇹Portuguese

tutela

ensinar alunos individualmente (geralmente por um tutor contratado de forma privada)

🇷🇺Russian

опека

обучение учеников индивидуально (обычно с помощью репетитора, нанятого в частном порядке)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संरक्षण

विद्यार्थियों को व्यक्तिगत रूप से पढ़ाना (आमतौर पर निजी तौर पर नियुक्त शिक्षक द्वारा)

🇧🇩Bengali

তত্ত্বাবধান

ছাত্রদের পৃথকভাবে শিক্ষা দেওয়া (সাধারণত ব্যক্তিগতভাবে ভাড়া করা একজন শিক্ষক দ্বারা)

🇮🇳Tamil

பயிற்சி

மாணவர்களுக்கு தனித்தனியாக கற்பித்தல் (பொதுவாக ஒரு ஆசிரியரால் தனிப்பட்ட முறையில் பணியமர்த்தப்பட்டவர்)

🇮🇳Telugu

శిక్షణ

విద్యార్థులకు వ్యక్తిగతంగా బోధించడం (సాధారణంగా ప్రైవేట్‌గా నియమించబడిన శిక్షకుడు)

🇮🇳Marathi

संरक्षण

विद्यार्थ्यांना वैयक्तिकरित्या शिकवणे (सामान्यत: खाजगीरित्या नियुक्त केलेल्या शिक्षकाद्वारे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિક્ષણ

વિદ્યાર્થીઓને વ્યક્તિગત રીતે શીખવવું (સામાન્ય રીતે ખાનગી રીતે ભાડે રાખેલા શિક્ષક દ્વારા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ

ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ ಬೋಧನೆ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಖಾಸಗಿಯಾಗಿ ನೇಮಕಗೊಂಡ ಬೋಧಕರಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശിക്ഷണം

വിദ്യാർത്ഥികളെ വ്യക്തിഗതമായി പഠിപ്പിക്കുന്നു (സാധാരണയായി സ്വകാര്യമായി വാടകയ്‌ക്കെടുക്കുന്ന ഒരു അധ്യാപകൻ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿੱਖਿਆ

ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਗਤ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਉਣਾ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕਿਰਾਏ 'ਤੇ ਰੱਖੇ ਅਧਿਆਪਕ ਦੁਆਰਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سرپرستی

طلباء کو انفرادی طور پر پڑھانا (عام طور پر نجی طور پر رکھے گئے ٹیوٹر کے ذریعے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

监护

单独教授学生（通常由私人聘请的导师）

🇯🇵Japanese

後見

生徒を個別に指導する（通常は個人的に雇った家庭教師によって）

🇰🇷Korean

후견

학생들을 개별적으로 가르치는 것(보통 개인적으로 고용된 교사에 의해)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự dạy dỗ

dạy học sinh riêng lẻ (thường là bởi một gia sư được thuê riêng)

🇹🇭Thai

การปกครอง

การสอนนักเรียนเป็นรายบุคคล (โดยปกติจะเป็นครูสอนพิเศษที่ได้รับการว่าจ้างเป็นการส่วนตัว)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengawasan

mengajar murid secara individu (biasanya oleh tutor yang disewa secara pribadi)

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-aalaga

pagtuturo sa mga mag-aaral nang paisa-isa (karaniwan ay ng isang tutor na inuupahan nang pribado)

🇲🇾Malay

asuhan

mengajar murid secara individu (biasanya oleh tutor yang diupah secara persendirian)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الوصاية

تدريس التلاميذ بشكل فردي (عادة من قبل مدرس يتم تعيينه بشكل خاص)

🇮🇷Persian

سرپرستی

آموزش به دانش آموزان به صورت انفرادی (معمولا توسط معلم خصوصی استخدام شده)

🇹🇷Turkish

vesayet

öğrencilere bireysel olarak eğitim vermek (genellikle özel olarak tutulan bir öğretmen tarafından)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חונכות

ללמד תלמידים באופן פרטני (בדרך כלל על ידי מורה שנשכר באופן פרטי)

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The primary meaning of 'tutelage' is 'teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)'.

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