Meaning helping
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"aid, assistance," late 13c., verbal noun from help (v.). Meaning "act of serving food" is from 1824; that of "a portion of food" is from 1883.
Source: etymonline.com

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an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "th [..]
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(n) an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
Source: beedictionary.com

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Formal helping or volunteering is assistance provided through organizations, either mutual benefit associations or community-oriented service organizations (Voydanoff). Volunteer work is time and...
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Informal helping is instrumental assistance, emotional support, companionship, or advice or information given to friends, neighbors, and extended kin (Voydanoff). Informal volunteering or helping is...
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(countable) A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself; ''She eagerly took a second helping of ice cream.'' (figurative,countable) An amou [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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