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Aide
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- When they ran out of tunes they were reprimanded by an aide.
- Turned out they wanted me to act as an aide to the commodore.
- Rajala discovered two instances in which rhesus macaques used a mirror to aide in self-directed behaviors.
Collins
World English Dictionary
| aide (eɪd) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an assistant |
| 2. | social welfare an unqualified assistant to a professional welfare worker |
| 3. | short for aide-de-camp |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
aide
1777, short for aide-de-camp (1660s), from Fr., lit. "camp assistant."
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