Appropriate adult

Noun

Definitions

1.NounAn adult, such as a parent, guardian, or social worker, whose role is to safeguard the interests of young or handicapped people detained by the police, and who must be present at such interviews.

Synonyms

grown-up guardian adult adult survivor foster parent parental foster father parens patriae chaperon overparent parental home chaperone

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