Word Type

Proper Noun

Noun

Verb

The word "ward" can be used as proper noun, noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Glen Ward Nightingale ward Romano-Ward syndrome Ward Beach Ward County Ward River Ward Township Ward's pill Wardian Wardian case Wards Mistake Wards River beward bridge-ward casual ward convalescent ward critical ward crown ward hoard-ward march-ward maternity ward psych ward psychiatric ward special ward ward heeler ward moot ward round ward teaching wardmoot wardmote watch and ward

Etymologically Related To

beware guard verse wards wary weardes worth

Context

fencing historical mormonism scots law uk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actor administrative district administrative division block doer protect territorial division worker

Type Of (IsA)

administrative district block person

Part Of

hospital municipality

Related Terms

Ward in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Related Terms

approaching area bed borough branch castle child defence defend defensive designated enchantment entering fend off forest guard guardian guardianship incision keep ward key lds locate lock minor off orphan premises prison prisoner protect protection repel ridge safety social spell stake tenure turn aside unit vigilant wall warden watch watchman

Synonym Network

aaron montgomery ward baroness jackson of lodsworth cellblock guard mary augusta arnold ward ward off

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.