Barnard

[ bahr-nahrd, -nerd bahr-nerd ]

noun

1. Chris·tiaan N(eeth·ling) [kris, -tyahn , nit, -ling], 1922–2001, South African surgeon: performed first successful human-heart transplant 1967.
2. Edward Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. astronomer.
3. Frederick Augustus Porter, 1809–89, U.S. educator and advocate of higher education for women: president of Columbia University 1864–89.
4. George Gray, 1863–1938, U.S. sculptor.
5. Henry, 1811–1900, U.S. educator.
6. a first name.

Barnard

/ ˈbɑːnɑːd /

noun

1. BarnardChristiaan (Neethling)19232001MSouth AfricanMEDICINE: surgeon, Christiaan ( Neethling ). 1923–2001, South African surgeon, who performed the first human heart transplant (1967)
2. BarnardEdward Emerson18571923MUSSCIENCE: astronomer Edward Emerson . 1857–1923, US astronomer: noted for his discovery of the fifth satellite of Jupiter and his discovery of comets, nebulae, and a red dwarf (1916)

Barnard

/ bär′nərd /

1. South African surgeon who performed the first successful human heart transplant in 1967.

Example Sentences

The study, led by Patrick Barnard of U.S.

From Science Daily

Reformers like Mann, in Massachusetts, and Henry Barnard, in Connecticut, worked hard to improve educational options for child workers.

From Slate

Unfortunately, as Barnard would lament in 1839, that law was in practice a “dead letter,” with about two-thirds of children in mill towns left utterly without any education apart from their long hours of drudgery.

From Slate

In a statement, Ms. Rosenbury, who left Florida in 2023 to become president of Barnard College, said the school’s efforts were part of an intentional plan funded by the university, the state and donors.

From New York Times

He said he regretted the disastrous handling of his infamous trip to Barnard Castle during the first lockdown, but denied his actions had damaged public trust.

From BBC