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aides

/eɪdz/

aides is the plural of aide.

Meaning of aide

Noun

aide (plural aides)

  1. An assistant.
    • The aide rides, along with the president's physician, in the “control car,” third in line in the motorcade.1994, Herbert L. Abrams, The President Has Been Shot: Confusion, Disability, and the 25th Amendment, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 126
  2. An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.

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Words that rhyme with aides

Questions about aides

What is aides the plural of?
Aides is the plural of aide.
How do you pronounce aides?
Aides is pronounced /eɪdz/ (UK).

Words near aides in the dictionary

  1. Aidenn
  2. aider
  3. aider and abettor
  4. aiders
  5. aiders and abettors
  6. aides
  7. aides-de-camp
  8. aides-mémoire
  9. aidest
  10. aideth
  11. aidful

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