helpmate

[ help-meyt ]

/ ˈhɛlpˌmeɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR helpmate ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a companion and helper.

a spouse.

anything that aids or assists, especially regularly: This calculator is my constant helpmate.

Origin of helpmate

1705–15; help + mate¹, by association with helpmeet

Words nearby helpmate

helping hand, helping verb, helpless, helpline, Helpmann, helpmate, helpmeet, help oneself, help out, Helprin, help screens

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Example sentences from the Web for helpmate

Agreeably to his usual practice, he had retired early to bed, leaving the household cares and duties to his helpmate.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)|John Roby
Had you been, like my nephew, a wrestler for bread with the wilderness, what helpmate would your Lilian have been to you?
A Strange Story, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
She was not the love of his life, but she had been a helpmate for many years.
The Gay Cockade|Temple Bailey
She did not want to be all helpmate, practical comrade; she had fed herself with this delusion during the years of loneliness.
The Gorgeous Girl|Nalbro Bartley

By praising the virtues of his helpmate with a little exaggeration, these are made to appear more noble.
The Sexual Question|August Forel

British Dictionary definitions for helpmate

helpmate

/ (ˈhɛlpˌmeɪt) /

noun

a companion and helper, esp a wife

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单词	helpmate
释义	helpmate [ help-meyt ] / ˈhɛlpˌmeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR helpmate ON THESAURUS.COM noun a companion and helper. a spouse. anything that aids or assists, especially regularly: This calculator is my constant helpmate. Origin of helpmate 1705–15; help + mate¹, by association with helpmeet Words nearby helpmate helping hand, helping verb, helpless, helpline, Helpmann, helpmate, helpmeet, help oneself, help out, Helprin, help screens Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for helpmate Agreeably to his usual practice, he had retired early to bed, leaving the household cares and duties to his helpmate. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)\|John Roby Had you been, like my nephew, a wrestler for bread with the wilderness, what helpmate would your Lilian have been to you? A Strange Story, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton She was not the love of his life, but she had been a helpmate for many years. The Gay Cockade\|Temple Bailey She did not want to be all helpmate, practical comrade; she had fed herself with this delusion during the years of loneliness. The Gorgeous Girl\|Nalbro Bartley By praising the virtues of his helpmate with a little exaggeration, these are made to appear more noble. The Sexual Question\|August Forel British Dictionary definitions for helpmate helpmate / (ˈhɛlpˌmeɪt) / noun a companion and helper, esp a wife Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to helpmate wife, assistant, companion, mate, partner, aide, husband
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helpmate

noun

Origin of helpmate

Words nearby helpmate

Example sentences from the Web for helpmate

British Dictionary definitions for helpmate

noun

Words related to helpmate