aid
[ eyd ]
/ eɪd /
verb (used with object)
to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
to promote the progress or accomplishment of; facilitate.
verb (used without object)
to give help or assistance.
noun
Origin of aid
1375–1425; (noun) late Middle English
ayde < Anglo-French, Old French
aide, noun derivative of
aid(i)er < Latin
adjūtāre to help (frequentative of
adjuvāre), equivalent to
ad-
ad- +
-jū- help +
-t- frequentative suffix +
-āre infinitive suffix; (v.) < Anglo-French, Old French
aid(i)er < Latin, as above
SYNONYMS FOR aid
usage note for aid
Although the nouns
aid and
aide both have among their meanings “an assisting person,” the spelling
aide is increasingly used for the sense “helper, assistant”:
One of the senator's aides is calling.
Aide in military use is short for
aide-de-camp. It is also the spelling in
nurse's aide.
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British Dictionary definitions for aiding (1 of 3)
Aid
-aid
n combining form
denoting a charitable organization or function that raises money for a cause
Band Aid; Ferryaid
British Dictionary definitions for aiding (2 of 3)
AID
abbreviation for
acute infectious disease
artificial insemination (by) donor: former name for Donor Insemination (DI)
British Dictionary definitions for aiding (3 of 3)
aid
/ (eɪd) /
verb
to give support to (someone to do something); help or assist
(tr)
to assist financially
noun
Derived forms of aid
aider, nounWord Origin for aid
C15: via Old French
aidier from Latin
adjūtāre to help, from
juvāre to help
Medical definitions for aiding
AID
abbr.
artificial insemination donor