aid
noun
[ eɪd ]
• help, typically of a practical nature.
• "he saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid"
• a grant of subsidy or tax to a king or queen.
aid
verb
• help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something.
• "women were aided in childbirth by midwives"
Similar:
help,
assist,
abet,
come to the aid of,
give assistance to,
lend a hand to,
be of service to,
avail,
succour,
sustain,
support,
back,
back up,
second,
stand by,
uphold,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French aide (noun), aidier (verb), based on Latin adjuvare, from ad- ‘towards’ + juvare ‘to help’.
AID
abbreviation
• artificial insemination by donor.
• Agency for International Development.
