candy striper

Meaning

Noun

A volunteer worker in a hospital or hospice.

Origin

1944 US, due to red-and-white striped jumpers worn by hospital volunteers, which resembled stick candy, originally a group of high-school girls who volunteered as hospital workers at East Orange General Hospital.

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