ward's

Under guardian's care

Ward's is the possessive form of ward—a person under legal protection, a division of a hospital or prison, or an administrative district.

It indicates belonging: the ward's guardian, the ward's medical records, the ward's voting patterns.

Also forms contractions with "is" or "has": The ward's been redistricted.

legal

charge

Cost or accusation

court · protection · welfare · orphan · juvenile · responsibility · care · appointed · trusteeship · parental

electoral

district

Bounded administrative area

councilor · alderman · voting · election · boundary · neighborhood · borough · division · zone · municipal

possessive

custodian

Guardian of a place

steward · overseer · supervisor · trustee · conservator · defender · watchman · sentinel · patron · advocate

hospital

patient

Able to wait calmly

  • bedFurniture for slumber
  • nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
  • chartData shown visually

rounds · admission · discharge · care · treatment · recovery · medical · clinical · pediatric · surgical

Opposites
legal autonomy

ward'sguardian's

Belonging to a protector

protector's · caretaker's · trustee's · adult's · keeper's

Phrases
Family

ward, wards, warden, wardens, warder, warders, wardship, award, awards

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G