aid

aid

noun

Definition of AID

1

a person who helps a more skilled person <Jack is his mother's preferred aid in the kitchen, as his sister Janice is clumsy when it comes to chopping and peeling>

Synonyms adjunct, adjutant, aid, aide, apprentice, assistant, coadjutor, deputy, helpmate, helpmeet, lieutenant, mate, sidekick

Related Words attendant, handmaiden (also handmaid), maid, maidservant, scullion, servant; auxiliary, legman, subordinate, underling; employee (also employe), hand, help, hireling, laborer, swamper, worker; gal Friday, girl Friday; man Friday, right hand; aide-de-camp

2

a thing that helps <a dictionary is a handy aid for working crossword puzzles>

Synonyms advantage, aid, asset, benefit, boon

Related Words hand, lift, pick-me-up; support, sustenance; blessing, godsend, windfall; recourse, refuge, resort, resource

Near Antonyms constraint, inhibitor, liability, obstacle, obstruction, restraint, stranglehold

Antonyms disadvantage, drawback, encumbrance, hindrance, impediment, minus

3

an act or instance of helping <the clerk asked if she needed any aid carrying out her purchases>

Synonyms abetment, aid, assist, assistance, backing, boost, hand, helping hand, leg up, lift, support

Related Words advancement, encouragement, facilitation, forwarding, furtherance, furthering, nurturance; benefaction, patronage, promotion, sponsorship; advice, care, counsel, guidance, mentoring; attendance, attention, hand-holding, service; beneficence, charity, favor, kindness, philanthropy; assuagement, palliation, relief, succor

Near Antonyms constraint, frustration, inhibition, interference, obstruction, repression, restraint; deterrence, discouragement

Antonyms hindrance