hearing aid

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsdeaf-aid

   Broaderelectronic device
2. 2.

   a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person

   Synonymsear trumpet

   Broaderacoustic device

Questions about hearing aid

What does hearing aid mean?

hearing aid means "an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for hearing aid?

Close synonyms include deaf-aid, ear trumpet. 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.

Is hearing aid a common word?

hearing aid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.