Meaning of HELPMATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'help`meyt
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| | Definition: | | [n] a helpful partner |
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| | Synonyms: | | helpmeet |
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| | See Also: | | better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse | |
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| | Definition: | | \Help"mate`\, n. [A corruption of the ``help meet for
him'' of --Genesis ii. 18.--Fitzedward Hall.]
A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife.
In Minorca the ass and the hog are common helpmates,
and are yoked together in order to turn up the land.
--Pennant.
A waiting woman was generally considered as the most
suitable helpmate for a parson. --Macaulay.
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| | Related Terms: | | acolyte, adjutant, agent, aid, aide, aide-de-camp, aider, assistant, attendant, auxiliary, best man, better half, coadjutant, coadjutor, coadjutress, coadjutrix, common-law wife, concubine, deputy, executive officer, feme, feme covert, goodwife, goody, help, helper, helpmeet, lady, lieutenant, married woman, matron, old lady, old woman, paranymph, paraprofessional, rib, second, servant, sideman, squaw, supporting actor, supporting instrumentalist, wedded wife, wife, woman |
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