Entry Word: aid

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a person who helps a more skilled person <Jack is his motherʼs preferred aid in the kitchen, as his sister Janice is clumsy when it comes to chopping and peeling> — see helper
2 a thing that helps <a dictionary is a handy aid for working crossword puzzles> — see help 2
3 an act or instance of helping <the clerk asked if she needed any aid carrying out her purchases> — see help 1