ward
A. -noun
1. (law, legal)
(=person) pupilo (m) / pupila (f)
·he is her ward
·(él) está bajo su tutela
·to make somebody a ward of court
·poner a somebody, someone bajo la protecciónoun or el amparo del tribunal
2. (politics) distrito (m) electoral
3. (in hospital)   sala (f), pabellónoun (m)
4. [of key] guarda (f)
B. -compound
·ward heeler -noun
(United States) (politics) muñidor (m)
·ward round -noun (medicine) visita (f) de salas
·ward sister -noun (medicine) enfermera (f) jefe de sala