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helpmeet

[ help-meet ]
/ ˈhɛlpˌmit /
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noun

helpmate.

RELATED WORDS

consort, helpmate, husband, mate, partner, rib, spouse, wife, espoused

Nearby words

  1. helplessly,
  2. helpline,
  3. helpmann,
  4. helpmann, sir robert,
  5. helpmate,
  6. helprin,
  7. helsingborg,
  8. helsingfors,
  9. helsingør,
  10. helsinki

Origin of helpmeet

from the phrase an help meet for him i.e., a help suitable for him, in the Authorized Version of the Bible (1611)
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British Dictionary definitions for helpmeet

helpmeet

/ (ˈhɛlpˌmiːt) /

noun

a less common word for helpmate

Word Origin for helpmeet

C17: from the phrase an helpe meet (suitable) for him Genesis 2:18
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Word Origin and History for helpmeet

helpmeet

n.

as two words in the 1611 Bible, a noun-adjective phrase; hyphenated and mistaken as a modified noun by 1670s; see helpmate.

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