HELPMATE


Meaning of HELPMATE in English

(also helpmeet )

■ noun a helpful companion or partner.

Origin

C17 (as helpmeet ): from an erroneous 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).

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