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wardsmaid

wardsmaid noun: a woman who manages a hospital ward.

Noun

wardsmaid (plural wardsmaids)

  1. A woman who manages a hospital ward.
    • Chronic and quiet patients are just those who render most assistance in carrying on the daily routine of house-cleaning and other work in the asylum; and if they are removed it will be necessary in most cases to hire wardsmaids of a class much below that of the ordinary asylum attendant or nurse to...1877 January, The Journal of Mental Science, volume 22, page 597
    • There was plenty to remember, but just then a trolley rattled in, pushed by a wiry wardsmaid in a pink uniform.2008, Rose Moxham, Teeth Marks, page 7

Forms of wardsmaid

pluralwardsmaids

Origin of wardsmaid

From ward + -s- + maid.

Questions about wardsmaid

What does wardsmaid mean?
Wardsmaid means a woman who manages a hospital ward.
What part of speech is wardsmaid?
Wardsmaid is a noun.
What is the plural of wardsmaid?
The plural of wardsmaid is wardsmaids.

Words near wardsmaid in the dictionary

  1. Wards Mistake
  2. wards off
  3. Wards River
  4. wardship
  5. wardships
  6. wardsmaid
  7. wardsmaids
  8. wardsman
  9. wardsmen
  10. wardsmithite
  11. wardswoman

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