English · Word Candidate

savior

/ˈseɪvjɚ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: saviors

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người cứu giúp ai đó

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NounRegister: US

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A child who is conceived in order to provide an organ or cell transplant to a sibling who has an otherwise fatal disease (used in combination, with "sibling", "baby", "child", "brother", "sister", etc.)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trẻ em được sinh ra để cung cấp tạng hoặc tế bào cho anh chị em

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

NounRegister: US

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “savior” mean?

A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.

Is “savior” formal or informal?

savior is generally US.

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