helpmate
noun/ˈhelpmeɪt/
/ˈhelpmeɪt/
(also less frequent helpmeet
(formal or literary)/ˈhelpmiːt/
/ˈhelpmiːt/
)- a helpful partner, especially a wifeWord Originlate 17th cent. (as helpmeet): from a mistaken reading of Gen. 2:18, 20, where Adam's future wife is described as “an help meet for him” (i.e. a suitable helper for him). The variant helpmate came into use in the early 18th cent.
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