# sheltered

Pronunciation: US say "SHEL-turd" /ˈʃɛltɚd/; UK say "SHEL-tuhd" /ˈʃɛltəd/

## Adjective

1. Protected from wind, rain, and other weather, usually by a barrier or an enclosed position.
   - Simple: Kept safe from wind, rain, or strong sun.
   - _The garden is sheltered from the north wind by a tall hedge._
   - _Sailors steered the boat into a sheltered cove to wait out the gale._
2. Of a person: raised under excessive parental protection, often resulting in limited social skills or experience of the wider world.
   - Simple: Describing someone who was kept too safe by their family and never learned much about the world.
   - _Growing up sheltered, she found her first year at college overwhelming._
   - _His sheltered upbringing left him unprepared for the bluntness of office politics._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of shelter. — simple past and past participle of shelter
   - Simple: Past form of shelter. Use it for protecting that already happened.
   - _Volunteers sheltered hundreds of families after the flood._
   - _The refugees were sheltered in a converted school for several weeks._

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