AIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aide mean? 

• AIDE (noun)
  The noun AIDE has 2 senses:

1. an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer

2. someone who acts as assistant

  Familiarity information: AIDE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp

Hypernyms ("aide" is a kind of...):

military officer; officer (any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aide"):

adjutant general (a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who acts as assistant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

aide; auxiliary

Hypernyms ("aide" is a kind of...):

assistant; help; helper; supporter (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aide"):

nurse's aide; nursing aide (someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training)

 Context examples 

Most nursing homes have nursing aides and skilled nurses on hand 24 hours a day.

(Nursing Homes, NIH: National Institute on Aging)

The commander in chief and his aides soon spread the tablecloth with an inviting array of eatables and drinkables, prettily decorated with green leaves.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

A therapeutic modality used to aide in the management of an individual's diabetes.

(Diabetes Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

In a different manifestation, if you have been trying to find a suitable living arrangement for the care of a beloved aging parent, either by having an aide live with your mother or father or by placing one or both of your parents in a friendly assisted-living facility, then look into your options at this time.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Home care services include: • Personal care, such as help with bathing, washing your hair, or getting dressed • Homemaking, such as cleaning, yard work, and laundry • Cooking or delivering meals • Health care, such as having a home health aide come to your home

(Home Care Services, NIH)