Word Study
helping
CIDE DICTIONARY
helping, n.
- a quantity of food served as part of a meal. [WordNet 1.5]
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
helping
accessory, adjuvant, allotment, allowance, ancillary, antepast, assistant, assisting, attendant, attending, auxiliary, big end, bigger half, bit, bite, budget, chunk, commission, contingent, course, cover, cut, deal, dessert, destiny, dish, dividend, dole, dollop, end, entree, entremets, equal share, fate, fostering, half, halver, help, instrumental, interest, lot, measure, meed, menial, mess, ministerial, ministering, ministrant, modicum, moiety, nurtural, nutricial, part, percentage, piece, place, plate, portion, proportion, quantum, quota, rake-off, ration, second helping, segment, service, servile, serving, servitorial, share, slice, small share, stake, stock, subservient, subsidiary, waitingFor further exploring for "helping" in Webster Dictionary Online