helpings
Amounts on plates
Helpings is the plural of helping, a portion of food served to one person: She had two helpings of mashed potatoes.
The word implies abundance or appetite—asking for seconds suggests the food was good or the eater was hungry.
The helpings were generous.
Measured food portion
Willing to give freely
- heapingOverfull, mounded above
- ampleFully sufficient, even excessive
- liberalOpen to reform
- bountifulPlentiful and generous
overflowing · extra · seconds · abundant · plentiful · hospitable · welcoming · sharing
Total quantity present
- sizePhysical extent or dimensions
- numberSymbol representing quantity
- allocationDistribution of shares
- distributionAllocation across recipients
allotment · apportionment · division · measure · quota · allowance · proportion · fraction
serving
Measured food portion
dollop · slice · bowlful · ladleful · heap · ration · share · piece
generous
Willing to give freely
bountiful · overflowing · extra · seconds · abundant · plentiful · hospitable · welcoming · sharing · giving
amount
Total quantity present
- sizePhysical extent or dimensions
- numberSymbol representing quantity
- allocationDistribution of shares
distribution · allotment · apportionment · division · measure · quota · allowance · proportion · fraction · double
helpingsleftovers
Uneaten food kept afterward
scraps · remainders · leavings · dregs · remnants
- helping handSupport given to another
- helping outProviding voluntary assistance
- second helpingsAdditional portions of food
- lend a helping handVolunteer one's assistance
- helping alongAiding advancement toward completion
- extra helping