a Band-Aid

(American)

a temporary solution to a problem, or something that seems to be a solution but has no real effect

Usage notes: Band-Aid is a trademark for a thin piece of sticky material used to cover small cuts on the body.

A few food and medical supplies were delivered to the region but it was little more than a Band-Aid. (American)

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Danihel	-	Biblical Latin
Teresa	te-RE-sah (Spanish, Polish), te-RE-zah (Italian, German), TE-re-sah (Finnish), tə-REE-sə (English), tə-REE-zə (English)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
NİMet	-	Turkish
ÁRmann	-	Icelandic
Dawa	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Nokomis	-	New World Mythology