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

Two aides eased Eleanor from her bedroom to an armchair in the study. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

The attention to detail extended even to Obama’s on-screen aide, played by his real-life Director of Oval Office Operations Brian Mosteller. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

After days of anticipation about whether this 'NIL Bill' would actually be taken up for a vote, Senate aides were scrambling early Saturday morning to make their way back to the Capitol. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Dade’s maternal grandmother, Beverly Anderson, told WKBW-TV that her granddaughter worked as a health aide for elderly people and aspired to become a nurse. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 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