After his parents died, the boy was made his uncle's ward.是什么意思？

After his parents died, the boy was made his uncle's ward.

双亲去世后, 小男孩由其叔叔监护。

after

prep. …后的，（表示时间）在…以后，（表示位置、顺序）在…后面；conj. 在…以后；adv. 以后，继后；adj. 后来的，以后的；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

parents

n. 双亲（ parent的名词复数 ）；

例句
Some parents believe a boy must learn to stand up and fight like a man.
有些父母认为男孩子必须学会像男子汉一样顶天立地，勇于抗争。

died

v. 死亡，枯萎（ die的过去式和过去分词 ），死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）；adj. 死亡的，消逝的；

例句
Both of them died in abject poverty...
他们两人都于穷困潦倒中死去。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

boy

n. 男孩，少年，儿子，小伙子，家伙，服务员；

例句
Some parents believe a boy must learn to stand up and fight like a man.
有些父母认为男孩子必须学会像男子汉一样顶天立地，勇于抗争。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

made

adj. …制的，（人工）做成的，拼成的，虚构的，保证成功的；v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
Single people are treated as an aberration and made to pay a supplement.
独身者被当成异类，而且要付一笔额外的费用。

ward

n. 病房，病室，监视，监督，保卫，[法]受监护人；vt. 监护，守护，挡住，架住，避开，收容；

例句
The ward was busy and Amy hardly had time to talk.
病房里非常忙碌，埃米几乎没有时间说话。