عَايءِدٌ

A visiter of one who is sick: (Msb, TA:) thus it more commonly and especially means: but it also signifies any visiter of another, who comes time after time: (TA:) plural عُوَّادٌ (Msb, K) and ↓ عَوْدٌ, (K,) or [rather] عَوْدٌ and عُوَّادٌ signify the same, like زَوْرٌ and زُوَّارٌ, (Fr, O, TA,) but عَوْدٌ is a quasi-plural n. like as صَحْبٌ is of صَاحِبٌ: (TA:) the feminine is عَايءِدَةٌ, of which the plural is عُوَّدٌ, (Az, Msb, TA,) incorrectly said in the K to be a plural of عَايءِدٌ; and عَوَايءِدُ also is a plural of the feminine (TA.)