How to Pronounce "ward"
word
/ˈwɔɹd/
word
/wˈɔːd/
wawd
Definition
A ward is a section of a hospital where patients stay and receive care. It can also mean a person, especially a child, who is legally under the care and protection of another person or the state.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈwɔɹd/
British English
/wˈɔːd/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
word
UK
wawd
Listen in Context
My grandmother is in the ward on the third floor.
The nurse works in the children's ward.
After his parents died, he became his aunt's ward.
They moved him to a different ward after the surgery.