THESAURUS
guarding
care, charge, covering, custodial, custodianship, custody, defending, defensive, fostering, guardian, hold, immunizing, keep, keeping, parental, preventive, preventive custody, prophylactic, protecting, protection, protective, protective custody, safeguarding, safekeeping, screening, self-defensive, self-preservative, self-protective, sheltering, shielding, tutelary, vigilant, ward, watchful
