nurse aide

noun

variants or nurse's aide

plural nurse aides or nurse's aides

: a health care worker usually trained and often certified to assist nurses (as in a hospital or nursing home) in providing basic patient care and services (such as bathing, feeding, or measuring vital signs of patients)

Examples of nurse aide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nearly two months later, another nurse aide told investigators they were never given a re-education training on bed wheels. —Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nurse aide

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

Medical Definition

nurse aide

noun

variants or nurse's aide

plural nurse aides or nurse's aides

: a health care worker usually trained and often certified to assist nurses (as in a hospital or nursing home) in providing basic patient care and services (such as bathing, feeding, or measuring vital signs of patients)