candy striper /-ˈstraɪpɚ/ noun plural candy stripers
plural candy stripers
Learner's definition of CANDY STRIPER
[count] US
: a usually female teenage volunteer who works at a hospital少女医护志愿者 ◊ The word comes from the candy striper's striped uniform, which looks like the stripes on some sticks of candy. Candy stripers are not as common in hospitals today as they once were, and they are less likely to wear the striped uniform.该词源于少女医护志愿者身着的条纹制服，制服的条纹与拐杖糖的条纹相仿。现在医院中的少女医护志愿者已不像过去那么普遍，也较少穿条纹制服。