Noun

• S: (n) ward (a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another)
• S: (n) ward (a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division (a district defined for administrative purposes)
• S: (n) district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)
• S: (n) region (a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth) "penguins inhabit the polar regions"
• S: (n) location (a point or extent in space)
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• part holonym
• S: (n) ward, hospital ward (block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care) "they put her in a 4-bed ward"
• S: (n) Ward, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth (English economist and conservationist (1914-1981))
• S: (n) Ward, Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward (English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920))
• instance
• S: (n) Ward, Montgomery Ward, Aaron Montgomery Ward (United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913))
• S: (n) cellblock, ward (a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells))

Verb

• S: (v) guard, ward (watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect) "guard my possessions while I'm away"