(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).
(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).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004