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Aidan

Aid , -aid 
  n combining form denoting a charitable organization or function that raises money for a cause 
Band Aid, Ferryaid  

aid 
  vb 
1 to give support to (someone to do something); help or assist 
2 tr to assist financially 
  n 
3 assistance; help; support 
4 a person, device, etc., that helps or assists 
a teaching aid  
5  (Also)  artificial aid  (Mountaineering) any of various devices such as piton or nut when used as a direct help in the ascent 
6 (in medieval Europe; in England after 1066) a feudal payment made to the king or any lord by his vassals, usually on certain occasions such as the marriage of a daughter or the knighting of an eldest son 
7 ♦ in aid of  (Brit) 
informal in support of; for the purpose of 
  (C15: via Old French aidier from Latin adjutare to help, from juvare to help) 
♦  aider  n 
AID 
  abbrev. for 
1 acute infectious disease 
2 Agency for International Development 
3 artificial insemination (by) donor: former name for Donor Insemination (DI) 
aid climbing 
  n  (Mountaineering) climbing that employs mechanical devices (aids) to accomplish difficult manoeuvres (artificial moves), (Also called)  peg climbing, pegging, artificial climbing 
artificial aid 
  n  (Mountaineering)  another name for  →  aid  →  5 
deaf aid 
  n  another name for  →  hearing aid 
first aid 
  n 
1 
a immediate medical assistance given in an emergency 
b (as modifier) 
first-aid box  
2 (in Barbados) a small shop that sells domestic items after hours 
foreign aid 
  n economic and other assistance given by one country to another 
grant-in-aid 
  n pl , grants-in-aid 
1 a sum of money granted by one government to a lower level of government or to a dependency for a programme, etc. 
2  (Education) a grant provided by the central government or local education authority to ensure consistent standards in buildings and other facilities 
hearing aid 
  n a device for assisting the hearing of partially deaf people, typically consisting of a small battery-powered electronic amplifier with microphone and earphone, worn by a deaf person in or behind the ear, (Also called)  deaf aid 
home aid 
  n  (N.Z)  another name for  →  home help 
legal aid 
  n financial assistance available to persons unable to meet the full cost of legal proceedings 
teaching aid 
  n any device, object, or machine used by a teacher to clarify or enliven a subject 
Voluntary Aid Detachment 
  n (in World War I) an organization of British women volunteers who assisted in military hospitals and ambulance duties, (Abbrev.)  VAD 



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