aid
Other forms: aided; aiding
Aid is what you do when you help someone — you come to their aid. Rich countries provide economic aid to poor countries, and if you cut your hand, you'll be looking in the first aid kit for a Band-Aid.
You can also use aid as a verb: "The librarian will aid you in your search." English has some words with meanings related to aid, but they're spelled with an -e on the end, because they come from the French. A nurse's aide is someone who assists a nurse. An aide-de-camp is a close assistant and confidant to a military officer, a word often shortened to just aide, to refer to an assistant to a political official.
Definitions of aid
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the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose“rescue party went to their aid”synonyms: assist, assistance, helptypes:self-helpthe act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone elsefacilitationact of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of somethingthankswith the help of or owing toliftthe act of giving temporary assistanceservicean act of help or assistanceaccommodationthe act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a needcomfortassistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminalsupportaiding the cause or policy or interests ofservicethe performance of duties by a waiter or servantcommunity serviceunpaid public work performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentencecommunity service, public servicea service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutionshelp desk, helpdeska service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer networkseatingthe service of ushering people to their seatsadvocacy, protagonismactive support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for somethingsponsorshipthe act of sponsoring (either officially or financially)reassurancethe act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidencemercyalleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressedtype of:activityany specific behavior
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the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or somethingtypes:hair care, haircare, hairdressingcare for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hairmaternalismmotherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her childrenbaby sitting, babysittingthe work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not homepet sittingthe work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from homedental carecare for the teethfirst aidemergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtainedintervention, treatmentcare provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)incubationmaintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its developmentliverythe care (feeding and stabling) of horses for paymanicureprofessional care for the hands and fingernailspedicureprofessional care for the feet and toenailsnourishmentthe act of nourishingnursingthe work of caring for the sick or injured or infirmnurturancephysical and emotional care and nourishmentpersonal carecare for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functionstree surgerytreatment of damaged or decaying treeshealth care, healthcarethe preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health professionshampoothe act of washing your hair with shampoohairweavingthe act of interweaving a hairpiece with your own hairmassagekneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxationmodalitya method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatmentfacialcare for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creamsdetoxificationa treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substanceslaying on of handsthe application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's bodychiropractica method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressurefomentationapplication of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammationnaturopathya method of treating disease with diet, exercise, and massage therapy and without drugs or surgerynaprapathya drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissuesorthodontic treatmentdental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aidsorthopticstreatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles)osteopathytherapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and musclesosteoclasistreatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a boneacupuncture, stylostixistreatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skinG-Jo, acupressure, shiatsutreatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the bodyrest-curerest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.type of:workactivity directed toward making or doing something
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a resource“visual aids in teaching”synonyms: assistance, helptype of:resourcea source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
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money given or loaned to support someone, especially a student in higher educationsynonyms: economic aid, financial aidtypes:public assistance, social welfare, welfaregovernmental provision of economic assistance to persons in needscholarshipfinancial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic meritfellowshipmoney granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or researchforeign aidaid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by anothergrantany monetary aidgrant-in-aida grant to a person or school for some educational projecttraineeshipfinancial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified jobbailouta grant of money to rescue a person, company, or institution from financial distresssocial insurancegovernment provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenuereliefaid for the aged or indigent or handicappedsubsidya grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the publicgrant-in-aida grant to a person or school for some educational projecttype of:giftsomething acquired without compensation
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give help or assistance; be of servicetypes:benefacthelp as a benefactorhelp outbe of help, as in a particular situation of needsubservebe helpful or usefulavailbe of use to, be useful tobootstraphelp oneself, often through improvised meansdry-nursetake care of an infant without breastfeeding itvaletserve as a personal attendant tonurseserve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped peoplefagact as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
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improve the condition ofsynonyms: helptypes:recuperaterestore to good health or strengthtype of:
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