"aidant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈeɪ.dənt/ Forms: more aidant [comparative], most aidant [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English aydaunt, aydant, a borrowing from Old French aidant, from the verb aidier (“to aid, to help”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aydaunt}} Middle English aydaunt, {{m|enm|aydant}} aydant, {{der|en|fro|aidant}} Old French aidant, {{m|fro|aidier||to aid, to help}} aidier (“to aid, to help”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} aidant (comparative more aidant, superlative most aidant)
  1. (obsolete) helpful, assisting Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-aidant-en-adj-QFtK6Sps Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 5 21 5 1 1 30 6 30

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.dənt/ Forms: aidants [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English aydaunt, aydant, a borrowing from Old French aidant, from the verb aidier (“to aid, to help”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aydaunt}} Middle English aydaunt, {{m|enm|aydant}} aydant, {{der|en|fro|aidant}} Old French aidant, {{m|fro|aidier||to aid, to help}} aidier (“to aid, to help”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} aidant (plural aidants)
  1. (rare) One who or that which aids; a helper. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-aidant-en-noun-91UPY2eS

Inflected forms

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