aid
Noun
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is a type of: resource - a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when neededsame as: assistance, help
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is a type of: activity - any specific behaviorsubtypes:
- self-help - the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else
- facilitation - act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
- hand, helping hand - physical assistance
- recourse, refuge, resort - act of turning to for assistance
- thanks - with the help of or owing to
- ministration, relief, succor, succour - assistance in time of difficulty
- lift - the act of giving temporary assistance
- service - an act of help or assistance
- accommodation - the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
- boost, encouragement - the act of giving hope or support to someone
- comfort - assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal
- support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of
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is a type of: gift - something acquired without compensationsubtypes:
- public assistance, social welfare, welfare - governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
- philanthropic gift, philanthropy - voluntary promotion of human welfare
- scholarship - financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
- fellowship - money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research
- foreign aid - aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another
- grant - any monetary aid
- grant-in-aid - a grant to a person or school for some educational project
- traineeship - financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job
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is a type of: work - activity directed toward making or doing somethingsubtypes:
- hair care, haircare, hairdressing - care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
- maternalism - motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children
- baby sitting, babysitting - the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home
- pet sitting - the work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home
- dental care - care for the teeth
- first aid - emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained
- intervention, treatment - care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
- incubation - maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
- livery - the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay
- manicure - professional care for the hands and fingernails
- pedicure - professional care for the feet and toenails
- nourishment - the act of nourishing
- nursing - the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
- tender loving care, tlc - considerate and solicitous care
- nurturance - physical and emotional care and nourishment
- personal care - care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions
- skin care, skincare - care for the skin
- faith cure, faith healing - care provided through prayer and faith in God
- tree surgery - treatment of damaged or decaying trees
- health care, healthcare - the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
Verb
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subtypes:
- alleviate, ease, facilitate - make easier
- assist, attend, attend to, serve, wait on - work for or be a servant to
- benefact - help as a benefactor
- help out - be of help, as in a particular situation of need
- subserve - be helpful or useful
- succor, succour - help in a difficult situation
- expedite, hasten - speed up the progress of; facilitate
- avail - be of use to, be useful to
- care, give care - provide care for
- bootstrap - help oneself, often through improvised means
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subtypes:
- bring around, cure, heal - provide a cure for, make healthy again
- benefit, do good - be beneficial for
same as: help
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