1 a separate room or area in a hospital for people with the same type of medical condition:
a maternity / surgical / psychiatric / children's ward
2 (in Britain) one of the areas into which a city is divided and which elects and is represented by a member of the local council
3 (especially law) a person, especially a child, who is under the legal protection of a court of law or another person (called a GUARDIAN):
The child was made a ward of court.
Part of speech: verb
PHRASALVERBS
ward sb/sth<->off to protect or defend yourself against danger, illness, attack, etc:
to ward off criticism / intruders * She put up her hands to ward him off.
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