To pronounce "band-aid", say BAND-aid — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈbændeɪd/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈbændeɪd/
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"band-aid" has 2 syllables: band-aid. It rhymes with brandade and bandaid, if that helps it stick.
noun
verb
“As a school nurse, Pat was used to bandaiding lots of scraped knees and elbows.”
“Rather than fix the code, we just band-aided the problem by hiding the error message.”
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"Band-aid" has 2 syllables: band · aid.
The IPA transcription of "band-aid" is /ˈbændeɪd/.
Band-aid: An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
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