Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teaching assistant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: teach-ing as-sis-tant
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who assists a teacher with instructional responsibilities, often by supporting students with learning disabilities or physical disabilities.

Inflected Forms

teaching assistants (plural)

Synonyms

education assistant teacher's aide teacher's assistant team teacher paraprofessional educator para TA

Questions

What does teaching assistant mean?: A person who assists a teacher with instructional responsibilities, often by supporting students with learning disabilities or physical disabilities.

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