aide

noun

: a person who acts as an assistant
a teacher's aide
specifically : a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer

Examples of aide in a Sentence

The senate office hired several congressional aides. the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow
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Husband's words crack nearly decade-old murder of missing nurse's aide Investigators said Edwards claimed to be an eyewitness who saw Aguilar walk away alive after a fight with Bravo in 2012. Doc Louallen, ABC News, 20 June 2025 Once the security check was complete, officials released the aide, whose identity is not publicly known. Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025 The Senate bill also would effectively scrap Biden rules that would require nursing homes to maintain a minimum level of staff, including aides and Registered Nurses. Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 Now, with Israel taking out some of his closest aides and senior security figures, as well as significantly weakening its militant Islamic allies across the region, the supreme leader is beginning to look increasingly isolated. Ruth Marks Eglash, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for aide

Word History

Etymology

short for aide-de-camp

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aide was in 1777

Cite this Entry

“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

aide

noun
: a person who acts as an assistant

Medical Definition

aide

noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
volunteer aides
psychiatric aides
see nurse aide

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