aide
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- pronunciation:
- eId
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a military officer who serves as confidential assistant to a commanding officer such as a general.
The general summoned his aide and gave him his instructions for the day.- similar words:
- adjutant
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| definition 2: |
an assistant, esp. one who provides assistance as a job.
My grandmother has an aide who helps her with her daily tasks.There are two teaching aides in my daughter's class.- similar words:
- adjunct, adjutant, aid, assistant, attendant, auxiliary, help, helper
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| related words: |
clerk, companion, monitor, orderly |
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The words
aide and
aid sound alike but have slightly different meanings.