ward
🇺🇸
/wɔːrd/
🇬🇧
/wɔːd/
noun
C1
A hospital room for patients with similar health problems
The children's ward has many toys for young patients.
R
A voting area in a city or town
Our local ward elected a new council member last month.
R
A child under legal protection of a guardian or court
The court made the orphan a ward of the state for protection.
translation
A hospital room for patients with similar health problems; A voting area in a city or town; A child under legal protection of a guardian or court
Word Forms
Plural
wards