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

Continue reading … CHIPS OFF THE TABLE — Former Obama aide says Democratic donors still feel burned, cautious after 2024. — FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan held the seat for 20 years before Steil, his former aide, replaced him in 2019. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

In an interview with Sportico last week, former Murphy aide Peter Mills attributed the failure of a more robust Senate opposition to coalescence against the PCSA in part to the past split between Murphy and Booker. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Many Kyl aides were just out of college or, as interns, still in college. — Lauren Weiner, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 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