| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
tutor (ˈtjuːtə) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a teacher, usually instructing individual pupils and often engaged privately |
| 2. | (at universities, colleges, etc) a member of staff responsible for the teaching and supervision of a certain number of students |
| 3. | Scots law See pupil the guardian of a pupil |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to act as a tutor to (someone); instruct |
| 5. | (tr) to act as guardian to; have care of |
| 6. | chiefly (US) (intr) to study under a tutor |
| 7. | rare (tr) to admonish, discipline, or reprimand |
| [C14: from Latin: a watcher, from tuērī to watch over] | |
| 'tutorage | |
| —n | |
| 'tutorship | |
| —n | |