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aide

/ɛd/

noun, feminine/ɛd/plural: aides

aide is feminine in French.

help, support; assist

“à l'aide d'un ordinateur” — with the help of a computer

Synonyms: secours

Inherited from Middle French ayde, from Old French aide, aie, from aidier (modern Old French aider (“to help”)). The medial -d- would've been regularly lost, but was reinserted on the basis of the verb.

noun, masculine/feminine/ɛd/plural: aides

aide is masculine or feminine depending on context in French.

aide (person)

Inherited from Middle French ayde, from Old French aide, aie, from aidier (modern Old French aider (“to help”)). The medial -d- would've been regularly lost, but was reinserted on the basis of the verb.