"aide" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /eɪd/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-aide.wav Forms: aides [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪd Etymology: Borrowed from French aide ("aid; assistant", as in aide-de-camp (“field assistant”)). More at aid. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|aide}} Borrowed from French aide, {{gloss|"aid; assistant", as in <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">aide-de-camp</i> (“field assistant”)}} ("aid; assistant", as in aide-de-camp (“field assistant”)) Head templates: {{en-noun}} aide (plural aides)
  1. An assistant. Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-aide-en-noun-AqojwJ~U Disambiguation of Occupations: 53 47 Disambiguation of People: 58 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36
  2. (military) An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp. Categories (topical): Military, Occupations
    Sense id: en-aide-en-noun-mzfsLcUA Disambiguation of Occupations: 53 47 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aid Derived forms: metro aide, teacher's aide

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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