ward
A big room in a hospital where sick people stay and get care.
A large room in a hospital where patients with similar medical needs are cared for together.
A person, usually a child, who is cared for by someone chosen by the law.
A person, especially a minor, who is placed under the protection of a legal guardian or the court.
A part of a city made for managing government or elections.
An area into which a city or town is divided for administrative or political purposes.
To stop something bad or dangerous from hurting you.
To protect or defend against something harmful, dangerous, or undesirable, often used with 'off'.
- Base: ward
- Plural: wards
- Base: ward
- 3rd Person Singular: wards
- Present Participle: warding
- Past: warded
ward of the state
1person under government care/protection
A person, often a child, who is cared for by the government because they have no parents or guardians.
- After his parents died, he became a ward of the state.
- She lived in foster care as a ward of the state until she turned eighteen.
ward off
1prevent something harmful affecting you
To stop something bad from coming near or hurting you.
- She drank orange juice to ward off a cold.
- The scarecrow was meant to ward off birds from the crops.