Ward | Mean of ward in English Dictionary

/ˈwoɚd/

• Noun
• a section in a hospital for patients needing a particular kind of care
1. She works in the cancer/maternity/psychiatric ward.
• a section in a prison
1. a maximum security ward
• one of the sections into which a city or town is divided for the purposes of an election
1. the council representative from Ward 22

• a person (such as a child) who is protected and cared for by a court or guardian
1. They were wards of the state.
2. (US) The boy was made a ward of the court. = (Brit) The boy was made a ward of court.
• Verb
• to avoid being hit by (something)
1. ward off a blow
2. I tried different remedies to ward off a cold.