A separate room or division in a hospital, typically shared by patients who need similar care.

“The nurse took me to the children's ward to visit my cousin.”

A person, especially a minor, who is legally under the care and control of a guardian or a court.

“After his parents died, the boy became a ward of the state.”

To prevent someone or something from harming you; to deflect.

“She drank lots of orange juice to ward off a cold.”