aidant

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English aydaunt, aydant, a borrowing from Old French aidant, from the verb aidier (“to aid, to help”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.dənt/ === Adjective === aidant (comparative more aidant, superlative most aidant) (obsolete) helpful, assisting === Noun === aidant (plural aidants) (rare) One who or that which aids; a helper. === Anagrams === anatid, tanaid, Datian == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əjˈðan] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əjˈðant] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ajˈðant] === Verb === aidant gerund of aidar == French == === Pronunciation === === Participle === aidant present participle of aider === Adjective === aidant (feminine aidante, masculine plural aidants, feminine plural aidantes) helping === Noun === aidant m (plural aidants, feminine aidante) helper === Further reading === “aidant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Verb === aidant present participle of aider === Adjective === aidant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular aidant) ready or in agreement to help, to assist ==== Declension ====