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 school also has two additional former Castro students working as campus aides — and the pipeline may continue. — Melissa May, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

And the concept, in his eyes, isn’t exclusive to the relationship between disabled people and their aides. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

This would, sometimes, mean taking a hard line even between the monarch and family members if the aide believes that was the best course of action to uphold the interests of the monarchy. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Xi and his top aides from the Central Military Commission attend a promotion ceremony every year. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 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