Aide Definition

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noun
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An assistant; a helper.
A nurse's aide.
American Heritage
An aide-de-camp.
Webster's New World
The definition of an aide is a person who does certain things for another person that makes that person's job easier or more efficient.
A person who takes over some of the duties of a teacher, like handing out supplies to the students, is an example of an aide.
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An assistant.

Wiktionary

(military) An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.

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Other Word Forms of Aide

Noun

Singular:
aide
Plural:
aides

Origin of Aide

  • From French aider (“to help”), from Latin adiuvō (“I help”).

    From Wiktionary

  • French from aider to aid aid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Aide Sentence Examples

  • The secretary acts as an aide to the principal.

  • After the aide let out a government secret, he was fired from his position.

  • Would you be an aide to me during this busy project?

  • Dee is a teacher's aide specializing in special education.

  • She certainly doesn't have a teacher aide at home!

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Words Starting With

AAIAID

Words Ending With

EDEIDE

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aide

Words Starting With A and Ending With E

Starts With A & Ends With EStarts With AI & Ends With EStarts With A & Ends With DE

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With A4 Letter Words Ending With E