helpmeet

[help-meet]

noun

1. helpmate.

helpmeet

/ ˈhɛlpˌmiːt /

noun

1. a less common word for helpmate

Word History and Origins

Origin of helpmeet¹

From the phrase an help meet for him i.e., a help suitable for him, in the Authorized Version of the Bible (1611)

Word History and Origins

Origin of helpmeet¹

C17: from the phrase an helpe meet (suitable) for him Genesis 2:18

Example Sentences

A paycheck and recognition for your work is worth more than being reduced to a mere helpmeet.

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The expectation is that the dancing shoes will soon be put away, as these hot-and-free young women prepare to fulfill their God-given destiny as trapped helpmeets to the men they are expected to quickly marry.

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It's woo-woo, but ultimately no different than the message promoted by conservative Christians: that a woman's role is as a man's helpmeet, not his equal.

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Hegseth belongs to a radically right-wing church that teaches women were created to be men's submissive helpmeets, and certainly not to have jobs, especially military jobs, outside of the home.

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Their misogynist ideology cannot allow that it's attractive when a woman has a personality and isn't just a docile helpmeet.

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