Definitions for: Helpmate


[n] a helpful partner



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: helpmeet

See Also: better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse

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