aide

noun

ˈād 

: a person who acts as an assistant

a teacher's aide

specifically : a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer

Synonyms of aide

• assistant
• aid
• apprentice
• adjutant
• deputy

Examples of aide in a Sentence

The senate office hired several congressional aides.

the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow

Recent Examples on the Web

But Democrats believe that the individual stocks lack statutory authority and that the automatic enrollment could prevent savers with religious or other concerns with the stocks from opting out, House aides told Semafor. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

On Friday, Schmidt confirmed claims that an Observer reporter's photos of him, taken in front of government buildings during an official event, were deleted from their camera by an aide. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Lord Raghunath, a regional form of Rama, presides over the weeklong festival, which ends with a bonfire symbolizing the burning of Lanka by Rama’s aide Hanuman. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Marimar Martinez, a teaching aide at a Montessori school, was shot in her car by Customs and Border Protection agent Charles Exum in October. — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for aide-de-camp

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing aide

• aide-de-camp
• aide-mémoire
• nurse aide
• nurse's aide

Rhymes for aide

• aid
• bade
• blade
• braid
• clade
• dade
• fade
• flayed
• fraid
• frayed
• gade
• glade

Kids Definition

aide

noun

ˈād 

: a person who acts as an assistant

Medical Definition

aide

noun

ˈād 

: a person who acts as an assistant

volunteer aides

psychiatric aides

see nurse aide