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

And a number of companies are also making hearing aids and earbuds that are compatible with Auracast. —Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026

Built-in Auracast The BTA1 TV Transmitter can harness Auracast to beam wireless audio to any Auracast-compatible devices around the home like headphones, earbuds, hearing aids and loudspeakers that support the standard. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Heck, one of my favorite legislative achievements in the Senate is a bipartisan law I got enacted to cut the price of hearing aids by thousands of dollars by overriding a bunch of state-level regulatory hurdles. —Elizabeth Warren, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2026

Ken dolls with prosthetic legs, wheelchairs with ramps, and hearing aids are also part of the range. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026

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