noun
Origin: ME heiward < hei, hedge (< OE hege, akin to haga, haw & < OFr haie < Frank *hagja, cognate with OE hege) + ward, a guardian: see ward
Origin: after W. Hayward, local postmaster
city in W Calif.: suburb of Oakland: pop. 140,000See hayward in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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