helpmate

helpmate
n
1. aid or aide, assistant; companion. See helper(def.1).
2. spouse, husband or wife, mate, partner, consort, common-law wife or husband, Inf. better half; married man, benedict, bridegroom, groom, Inf. hubbie, Sl. old man, Archaic. goodman; married woman, wedded wife, bride, housewife, woman, lady, matron, Amer. Ind. squaw, wife of one's bosom, Law. feme, Law. feme covert, concubine, Inf. missis or missus, Inf. little woman, Hum. rib, Sl. old lady or woman, Scot. Inf. wifey, Archaic. goodwife or goody; All Rhyming Slang. storm and strife, struggle and strife, trouble and strife, worry and strife, Rare. war and strife, Duchess of Fife, drum and fife, Hum. or Derog. joy of my life, Obs. bit of tripe, Obs. carving knife; (girl) mother of pearl, (missis) cheese and kisses, (missis) plates and dishes.

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  • 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. [1913 Webster] In Minorca the ass and the hog are common helpmates, and are yoked together in order to turn up …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • helpmate — index accessory, accomplice, assistant, confederate, consociate, consort, conspirer, contributor (contribut …   Law dictionary

  • helpmate — companion, 1715, altered from HELPMEET (Cf. helpmeet), a ghost word, from the Biblical translation of L. adjutorium simile sibi [Gen. ii.18] as an help meet (i.e. fit) for him (Heb. ezer keneghdo), which already by 1673 was being printed as help… …   Etymology dictionary

  • helpmate — (also helpmeet) ► NOUN ▪ a helpful companion or partner. ORIGIN from an erroneous reading of a passage in the Book of Genesis (chapter 2), where Adam s future wife is described as ‘an help meet for him’ (i.e. a suitable helper for him) …   English terms dictionary

  • helpmate — [help′māt΄] n. [altered < HELPMEET] a helpful companion; specif., a wife or, sometimes, a husband …   English World dictionary

  • Helpmate — Chess diagram|= tright Z. Maslar Die Schwalbe , 1981 = 8 | | | | | | | | |= 7 | | | | | | | | |= 6 |nl| | | | | | | |= 5 | | | | | | | | |= 4 | | | | | | | | |= 3 | | | | | | |qd| |= 2 | | | |kl| | |kd| |= 1 | | | |bd| | | | |= a b c d e f g h… …   Wikipedia

  • helpmate — UK [ˈhelpˌmeɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms helpmate : singular helpmate plural helpmates mainly literary someone who helps and supports another person, especially a husband or wife …   English dictionary

  • helpmate — /help mayt /, n. 1. a companion and helper. 2. a wife or husband. 3. anything that aids or assists, esp. regularly: This calculator is my constant helpmate. [1705 15; HELP + MATE1, by assoc. with HELPMEET] * * * …   Universalium

  • helpmate — See helpmate, helpmeet …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • helpmate — help|mate [ˈhelpmeıt] n also help|meet [ mi:t] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: helpmate from helpmeet (17 20 centuries), from help + meet suitable ; influenced by mate] literary a helpful partner, usually a wife …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • helpmate — [[t]he̱lpmeɪt[/t]] helpmates N COUNT If you say that one person is another person s helpmate, you mean that they help the other person in their life or work, especially by doing boring but necessary jobs for them such as cooking and cleaning.… …   English dictionary

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