aider

== English == === Etymology === From aid +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈeɪdə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈeɪdɚ/ Rhymes: -eɪdə(ɹ) Homophones: (non-rhotic) Ada, Adur === Noun === aider (plural aiders) A person who aids or assists. (climbing) A mountaineer's stirrup or étrier. ==== Usage notes ==== Often used in the phrase aider and abettor; see also aid and abet. ==== Related terms ==== aide first-aider === Anagrams === Dirae, adire, aired, deair, idear, irade, redia == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French ayder, from Old French aidier, from Latin adiutāre (“to help, assist”). Cognate with Catalan aidar, Spanish ayudar, Romanian ajuta, Italian aiutare, Portuguese and Catalan ajudar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ.de/ ~ /e.de/ Rhymes: -e Hyphenation: ai‧der === Verb === aider (transitive) to help; to aid Synonym: obliger (Louisiana) (pronominal) to use ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Saint Dominican Creole French: hinder Haitian Creole: ede → English: mayday (from (venez) m'aider!) === Further reading === “aider”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === aride raide