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Webster 1913 Edition


Helpmate

Help′mateˊ

,
Noun.
[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.

Definition 2024


helpmate

helpmate

English

Noun

helpmate (plural helpmates)

  1. A person who supplies help or companionship.
  2. A wife or spouse.
  3. (chess) A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal.

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