Ma'anar ƙamus na jimlar "taimakon hayar" ita ce kamar haka:"Taimakon haya" yana nufin daidaikun mutane waɗanda suke aiki ko aiki don yin ayyuka ko ayyuka daban-daban ga wani don musanya biyan kuɗi. Yawanci yana nuna aikin wucin gadi ko na kwangila, inda aka ɗauki mutumin don takamaiman aiki ko lokaci. Ana amfani da kalmar "taimakon hayar" sau da yawa don kwatanta ma'aikatan gida, kamar kuyanga, masu shayarwa, masu dafa abinci, masu lambu, ko wasu ma'aikatan da ke taimakawa da ayyukan gida ko taimakon kansu. Hakanan yana iya haɗawa da wasu nau'ikan aikin yi, kamar ma'aikatan wucin gadi ko waɗanda aka ɗauka don takamaiman ayyuka ko ayyuka. Siffa ta farko ta "taimakon hayar" shine mutum yana aiki da wani kuma an biya shi diyya ga ayyukansa.