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aide
/
eɪd
/
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[
eyd
]
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noun
1.
nurse's aide
.
2.
an aide-de-camp.
3.
an assistant or helper, especially a confidential one.
Origin:
1770–80,
Americanism; <
French:
helper; see
aid
Can be confused:
1.
aid
,
aide
(see usage note at
aid
) ;
2.
aides,
aids
,
AIDS
.
Usage note
See
aid.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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aide
(eɪd)
—
n
1.
an assistant
2.
social welfare
an unqualified assistant to a professional welfare worker
3.
short for
aide-de-camp
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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00:10
Aides
is always a great word to know.
So is
slumgullion
. Does it mean:
So is
bezoar
. Does it mean:
So is
ort
. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
aide
1777, short for aide-de-camp (1660s), from Fr., lit. "camp assistant."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Foreign ministers can be a pompous lot, striding about with a half-dozen bossy
aides
in tow.
Education committee
aides
have said the chamber plans to take up the measure
soon.
The president was delighted with his story, and all his
aides
laughed
appreciatively.
The country will need more healthcare
aides
to look after a rapidly aging
population.
At one point they cross the path of a wounded general whose
aides
are carrying him on a stretcher.
She speaks critically of her
aides
before journalists.
But now he has made a public apology, vowing to listen to public opinion and replace many of his
aides
.
One of the provisions of that legislation was the registration of nurse
aides
.
The elderly segment of the population is growing to the point where there won't be enough doctors, nurses, and nurses'
aides
.
For the next year and a half,
aides
brought him the papers he requested.
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, contained scarcely a glimmer of common interest relating to reform. It had to do with social standing, political advancement, favors asked and favors given.... The essence of Roosevelt's conservatism was his dependence on party politics; of Taft's his adherence to the law. Roosevelt, that is to say, was a politician; his friend was a lawyer."
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