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 race is between Woodland City Councilmember Mayra Vega and former county supervisor’s aide Dotty Pritchard. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Sher and his aide and friend Kip Lipper attended a 2010 banquet in San Francisco at which the California League of Conservation Voters honored Justice Newsom with the Byron Sher Lifetime Achievement Award. — Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Trump had been persuaded in part after a slew of conversations about the importance of passing the crypto measure, including with industry officials, the aide said. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

When Schaesta Ama outs him and kicks him out of their home, Payam comes to Mansur’s aide (albeit temporarily) but does not invite him up into his caste for more than an afternoon. — Literary Hub, 11 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