AID
Three-letter agency
Aid is help or assistance, especially of a practical kind.
Foreign aid flows from wealthy nations to poorer ones.
First aid treats injuries before professional help arrives.
A hearing aid assists with sound; a visual aid assists with teaching.
To aid someone is to help them: She aided the investigation.
An aide, spelled differently, is a person who assists.
Assistance given
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- reliefEasing of distress
- backingAid or sponsorship
- assistanceSupport or aid given
succor · boost · lift · hand · rescue · service · facilitation · contribution
Bestow or award money
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- stipendFixed regular payment
loan · allowance · benefits · welfare · bursary · endowment · fellowship · sponsorship
Easing of distress
- donationsGifts to organizations
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- UNICEFGlobal youth relief organization
- Red CrossInternational emergency relief organization
famine · refugees · disaster · emergency · development · volunteers · NGO · food bank
Manufactured body substitute
- crutchMobility aid for injured
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- caneStick for support
mobility · assistive · orthotic · brace · implant · cochlear · glasses · inhaler
Wound covering strip
- CPREmergency revival technique
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
splint · gauze · antiseptic · kit · triage · paramedic · resuscitation · emergency
help
Assistance given
assistance · succor · boost · lift · hand · rescue · service · facilitation · contribution · cooperation
grant
Bestow or award money
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
stipend · loan · allowance · benefits · welfare · bursary · endowment · fellowship · sponsorship · subvention
relief
Easing of distress
- donationsGifts to organizations
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- UNICEFGlobal youth relief organization
Red Cross · famine · refugees · disaster · emergency · development · volunteers · NGO · food bank · shelter
prosthetic
Manufactured body substitute
- crutchMobility aid for injured
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
cane · mobility · assistive · orthotic · brace · implant · cochlear · glasses · inhaler · pacemaker
bandage
Wound covering strip
- CPREmergency revival technique
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
tourniquet · splint · gauze · antiseptic · kit · triage · paramedic · resuscitation · emergency · treatment
tutor
Individual instruction provider
- flashcardLearning aid with prompt and answer
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- chartData shown visually
handout · worksheet · resource · demonstration · illustration · props · slides · materials · textbook · guide
- Global OrganizationsUnited Nations, UN, European Union, EU, NATO
AIDhindrance
Barrier to progress
obstruction · impediment · obstacle · interference · blockage
AIDneglect
Failure to provide care
abandonment · desertion · withdrawal · denial · refusal
- first aidInitial injury treatment
- first aid kitEmergency treatment container
- first-aid kitEmergency treatment supplies
- hearing aidsPersonal sound amplifiers
- refugee aidHelp for displaced persons
- financial aidFunding for education expenses