helpmate

3 definitions found

helpmate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Helpmate \Help"mate`\, n. [A corruption of the "help meet for
     him" of --Genesis ii. 18.--Fitzedward Hall.]
     A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife.
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           In Minorca the ass and the hog are common helpmates,
           and are yoked together in order to turn up the land.
                                                    --Pennant.
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           A waiting woman was generally considered as the most
           suitable helpmate for a parson.          --Macaulay.
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helpmate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  helpmate
      n 1: a helpful partner [syn: helpmate, helpmeet]

helpmate - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "helpmate":
     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