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

People who relied on hearing aids were left to struggle. —Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

Several people can use it to connect to the same audio stream simultaneously and get audio from TVs in public spaces like the gym, for example, or stream audio directly to hearing aids at a public concert. —Simon Hill, Wired News, 10 June 2025

There's also better support for hearing aids and live search in the magnifier app. —Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025

The ships carried cargo, including hearing aids, into the territory despite Israel's restrictions, according to a report from The Guardian at the time. —Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 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