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Webster 1913 Edition

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.

helpmate ‎(plural helpmates)

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