deaf-aid

1. 1.

   an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing

   Synonymshearing aid

   Broaderelectronic device

Questions about deaf-aid

What does deaf-aid mean?

deaf-aid means "an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing".

How many syllables are in deaf-aid?

deaf-aid has 3 syllables and divides as de-a-f-aid under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for deaf-aid?

Close synonyms include hearing aid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.