English Explanatory Dictionary

aid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Help; assistance; succor, relief.
  2. A helper; an assistant.
  3. Something which helps; a material source of help.
  4. An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
  5. An exchequer loan.
  6. A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
  7. Alternative form of aide (“an aide-de-camp”).
  8. The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse.
verb
  1. To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
  2. To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.
noun
  1. Initialism of artificial insemination by donor.
name
  1. Acronym of Agency for International Development.

Pronunciation

/eɪd/ en-us-aid.ogg

Word forms

aid aids aide ayde aiding aided

Etymology

From Middle English aide, eide, ayde, from Old French eide, aide, from aidier, from Latin adiūtō, adiūtāre (“to assist, help”). Cognates include Spanish ayuda, Portuguese ajuda and Italian aiuto.

Synonyms

assist befriend bestand cooperate help promote relieve succor succour support sustain serve

Related words

aidant aide-de-camp aid AIDS

Derived words

aid climbing aid-de-camp aid dog aidful aidless aid-major aidman aid package aid station aidwashing aid worker band-aid buoyancy aid come to someone's aid deaf aid development aid finding aid first aid foreign aid grant-in-aid hearing aid impact aid in aid of job aid kool-aid ladies' aid society legal aid marital aid Medicaid navaid nonaid penetration aid pray in aid rinse aid sex aid sleep aid soldiers' aid society state aid subaid teaching aid visual aid aidable aidance aid and abet aider nonaided unaided unaiding underaid
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