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aide

  [eyd]
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–noun
1. nurse's aide.
2. an aide-de-camp.
3. an assistant or helper, esp. a confidential one.
Origin:
1770–80, Americanism; < F: helper; see aid

Usage note:
See aid.
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aide   (ād)   
n.  

  1. An aide-de-camp.

  2. An assistant; a helper: a nurse's aide. See Synonyms at assistant.


[French, from aider, to aid; see aid.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

aide 
1777, short for aide-de-camp (1670), from Fr., lit. "camp assistant."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: aide
Pronunciation: 'Ad
Function: noun
: a person who acts as an assistant aides> aides> —see NURSE'S AIDE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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