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candy-striper

Syllabification: (can·dy-strip·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈstrīpər/

Definition of candy-striper

noun

informal
  • a teenage girl who does volunteer nursing in a hospital.

Origin:

so named because of the candy-striped uniforms of such nurses

candy-striper in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of candy-striper in the British & World English dictionary