candy striper

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noun Informal.

a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.

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Origin of candy striper

First recorded in 1960–65; so called from the red and white striped uniform often worn

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In fact, that candy store is heavy industry, with all the mess that entails.
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Another returned a printer box stuffed with a candy-filled piñata.
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These medications will not continue to work when we need them if they are handed out like candy.
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Meanwhile younger, lighter colors evoke citrus and tree fruits, candy sugars and vanilla toffee.
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Not just a candy factory but a candy store, and everything in it free.
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Clarence's papa said the candy had better be eaten by monkeys than by boys; but I doubt whether Clarence was of that opinion.
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He fed the monkeys with candy, and laughed to see them hang by their tails while they took it from his hand.
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It is extremely soluble in water, and can be obtained in large transparent prismatic crystals, as in common sugar-candy.
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Four miles before reaching Candy, we came to the river Mahavilaganga, which is spanned by a masterly bridge of one arch.
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In my opinion, the situation of Candy is most beautiful, but many affirm that it is too near the mountains, and lies in a pit.
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candy striper

[ kăn′dē strī′pər ]

A volunteer worker in a hospital.