aide

noun

ˈād 

: a person who acts as an assistant

a teacher's aide

specifically : a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer

Synonyms of aide

• assistant
• aid
• apprentice
• adjutant
• deputy

Examples of aide in a Sentence

The senate office hired several congressional aides.

the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow

Recent Examples on the Web

The latest controversy involved a family member rather than an aide. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

Early the next day, Machado went to the Manassas Regional Airport, in Virginia, and boarded a small jet with a few aides. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Democrats and Republican leaders both surveyed members last week on the college sports plan, which indicated an uncertain whip count on the floor and work still to do on amending the plan, according to senators and aides. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 20 July 2026

Long-term care facilities can be triggering environments, with intimate care often delivered by a changing stream of aides whom residents can't recognize. — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for aide-de-camp

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing aide

• aide-de-camp
• aide-mémoire
• nurse aide
• nurse's aide

Rhymes for aide

• aid
• bade
• blade
• braid
• clade
• dade
• fade
• flayed
• fraid
• frayed
• gade
• glade

Kids Definition

aide

noun

ˈād 

: a person who acts as an assistant

Medical Definition

aide

noun

ˈād 

: a person who acts as an assistant

volunteer aides

psychiatric aides

see nurse aide