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
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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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Definition for aid (2 of 3)
AID
[ eyd ]
/ eɪd /
noun U.S. Government.
the division of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency that coordinates the various foreign aid programs with U.S. foreign policy: established in 1961.
Origin of AID
A(gency for) I(nternational) D(evelopment)
Definition for aid (3 of 3)
AID
American Institute of Decorators.
American Institute of Interior Designers.
Also A.I.D. British. artificial insemination donor.
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British Dictionary definitions for aid (1 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
British Dictionary definitions for aid (2 of 3)
Aid
-aid
n combining form
denoting a charitable organization or function that raises money for a causeBand Aid; Ferryaid
British Dictionary definitions for aid (3 of 3)
AID
abbreviation for
acute infectious disease
artificial insemination (by) donor: former name for Donor Insemination (DI)
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Medical definitions for aid
AID
abbr.
artificial insemination donor
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