hearing aid

noun

plural hearing aids

: an electronic device for amplifying sound that is usually worn in or behind the ear of a person with hearing loss

Examples of hearing aid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cell phones, laptops, portable power banks, e-cigarettes, and hearing aids are just some of the many devices with the batteries that could malfunction, create a ‘thermal runaway’ and ignite a fire. —Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025

Eighteen-month-old Colton Stapelberg, who has struggled with hearing problems since birth, was fitted with hearing aids at the Ear Institute in Queenswood, South Africa. —Ronnie Li, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025

The move allows Android phones to connect hearing aids to broadcasts at Auracast-enabled public venues. —PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025

Without hearing aids, someone would need to shout for Sid to be able to hear them. —Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hearing aid

• accolade
• ambuscade
• antegrade
• balustrade
• barricade
• cannonade
• cavalcade
• centigrade
• chambermaid
• colonnade
• countertrade
• disobeyed

Kids Definition

hearing aid

noun

: an electronic device usually worn by a person with poor hearing to make sounds louder

Medical Definition

hearing aid

noun

-ˌād 

: an electronic device for amplifying sound that is usually worn in or behind the ear of a person with partial hearing loss