helping

noun

help·​ing ˈhel-piŋ 

1

: a portion of food : serving

2

: dose sense 3

… large helpings of reportage and interviews.

—Stefan Kanfer

Examples of helping in a Sentence

He had two helpings of carrots.

Can I give you a second helping?

Recent Examples on the Web

In Texas, appreciating the process of patriotism Rodney Ellis will celebrate at picnics around his precinct in Houston with barbecue pork ribs and ice tea, and a heaping helping of worry about the nation's future. — Susan Bence, NPR, 4 July 2026

Fireworks, flags and BBQs are Fourth of July staples, but America’s 250th birthday brings an extra helping of absurdity to Coney Island. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

The show, which was originally based on a memoir of the same name, serves up serious fashion envy as well as a helping of good-old inspiring feminism. — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

The telling part is where the helping turns to reported self harm. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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