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1. custody
noun. ['ˈkʌstədi'] a state of being confined (usually for a short time).
Synonyms
- detention
- detainment
- hold
Antonyms
- surrender
- exclude
- start
- let
Etymology
- custodia (Latin)
- custos (Latin)
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Rhymes with Custody
- anybody
- arkadi
- briody
- cannady
- carmody
- cassady
- comedy
- dermody
- kanady
- kennedy
- labadie
- malady
- mcgillicuddy
- melody
- mohamadi
- mullady
- nobody
- paradee
- parody
- prosody
How do you pronounce custody?
Pronounce custody as ˈkəstədi.
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Sentences with custody
1. Noun, singular or mass
The mother has the right to file a custody suit even if there is no current action for divorce.
Quotes about custody
1. I tell you, I'm half tempted to break into CIA custody just so I can break Joe Solomon out of CIA custody just so I can break Joe Solomon.
- Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young
2. I certainly hadn't expected to walk away from today's trip with joint custody of a miniature dragon.
- Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell
2. custody
noun. ['ˈkʌstədi'] (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child.
Synonyms
- keeping
- safekeeping
- hands
Antonyms
- derestrict
- deny
- enable
- disagree
Etymology
- custodia (Latin)
- custos (Latin)
3. custody
noun. ['ˈkʌstədi'] holding by the police.
Synonyms
- imprisonment
Antonyms
- discontinue
- let go of
Etymology
- custodia (Latin)
- custos (Latin)