giveverb
The judge awarded the grandparents custody.
Ultimately, the court will decide who is granted custody.
The court granted custody to the mother, saying she was better able to care for her daughter.
Divorce proceedings were started and the father was given custody of the twins.
The divorce was granted in May and she was given custody of their four children.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Parenting & caring for children
adopt
adoptable
adopted
adoptee
adoption
child-rearing
childless
childlessness
childmind
childminder
kinship carer
lawnmower parent
looked-after
milestone
mothering
snowploughing
stay-at-home
swaddle
unadoptable
unadopted
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