candy striper

== English == === Alternative forms === candy-striper, candystriper === Etymology === First appears in the US c. 1944, from candy stripe +‎ -er, due to the red-and-white striped jumpers worn by hospital volunteers, which resembled stick candy (being candy-striped); originally worn by a group of high-school girls who volunteered as hospital workers at East Orange General Hospital in New Jersey. === Noun === candy striper (plural candy stripers) (US) A volunteer worker in a hospital or hospice. ==== Related terms ====