helping

1 of 2

noun

help·​ing ˈhel-piŋ 

1

: a portion of food : serving

2

: dose sense 3

… large helpings of reportage and interviews.

—Stefan Kanfer

helping

2 of 2

present participle of help entry 1

Examples of helping in a Sentence

Noun

He had two helpings of carrots.

Can I give you a second helping?

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The downstairs kitchen serves a helping of maximalism with its striking red marble center island and coordinating stove backsplash. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026

Aon is increasingly positioning itself not simply as a broker connecting companies with existing insurers, but as an intermediary helping create new pools of capital to absorb complex risks. — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026

Senate Democrats have blocked the bill, calling it toothless, prompting Husted to accuse the Democrats of not caring or helping. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

In a very short time, Rider tweaked Celine’s mostly classic men’s wardrobe with little jolts of fashion, helpings of preppy, winks to the past and a very distinctive patina and hand — nothing too bright, stiff or high-contrast. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing helping

• a helping hand
• helping hand
• helping verb
• lend a (helping) hand

Rhymes for helping

• yelping

Kids Definition

helping

noun

help·​ing ˈhel-piŋ 

: a portion of food : serving