| Main Entry: | helping verb |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an informal term for an auxiliary verb, which combines with a main verb to help it express tense, mood, and voice |
| Example: | Common helping verbs are be, do, have, can, may, will, shall. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |