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aide

[ eyd ]
/ eɪd /
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noun

nurse's aide.
an aide-de-camp.
an assistant or helper, especially a confidential one.

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Words related to aide

assistant, supporter, deputy, shop, abettor, stooge, helper, aide-de-camp, coadjutor, lieutenant, second, aid, attendant, adjutant, crew, coadjutant, crewman

Words nearby aide

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Origin of aide

1770–80, Americanism; < French: helper; see aid

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH aide

aid aide (see usage note at aid)aides aids AIDS

usage note for aide

See aid.
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British Dictionary definitions for aides

aide
/ (eɪd) /

noun

an assistant
social welfare an unqualified assistant to a professional welfare worker
short for aide-de-camp
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012