a teenage girl who does volunteer work in a hospital
Origin of candy striper
so called from the red-and-white-striped pinafore commonly worncandy striper
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candy striper
noun
A volunteer worker in a hospital.
Origin of candy striper
From the resemblance of the volunteer's red and white striped uniform to a candy caneTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural candy stripers)
Origin
1944 US, due to red and white-striped jumpers worn by hospital volunteers, which resembled stick candy, originally a group of high school girls who volunteered as hospital workers at East Orange General Hospital.
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candy striper - Medical Definition
n.
A volunteer worker in a hospital.
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