wardsmaid
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A woman who manages a hospital ward.
Example Sentences
- "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 replace them."
- "There was plenty to remember, but just then a trolley rattled in, pushed by a wiry wardsmaid in a pink uniform."
- "She was a wardsmaid at the Point Fortin Hospital for many years until she retired."