noun
Meaning 1
A person who supplies help or companionship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aide, helper, tutor
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
helpmate
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noun
Meaning 2
A wife or spouse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: helpmeet, spouse, better half, consort, helpmate, mate, other half, partner, wedder
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, chess, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a helpful partner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: helpmeet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half
History
Etymology
A folk-etymological alteration of helpmeet, by reanalysis as help + mate.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: compagnon — person who supplies help
- Galician: compañeiro — person who supplies help
- German: Helfer — person who supplies help
- German: Gehilfe — person who supplies help
- German: Begleiter — person who supplies help
- German: Gefährte — person who supplies help
- Italian: aiutante — person who supplies help
- Macedonian: по́мошник (pómošnik) — person who supplies help
- Macedonian: по́магач (pómagač) — person who supplies help
- Portuguese: companheiro — person who supplies help
- Portuguese: ajudante — person who supplies help
- Spanish: compañero — person who supplies help
- Spanish: ayudante — person who supplies help
- Swedish: hjälpreda — person who supplies help
- Bulgarian: жена (žena) — wife or spouse
- Bulgarian: съпруга (sǎpruga) — wife or spouse
- French: compagne — wife or spouse
- German: Lebensgefährte — wife or spouse
- German: Lebensgefährtin — wife or spouse
- Macedonian: же́на (žéna) — wife or spouse
- Macedonian: со́пруга (sópruga) — wife or spouse
- Spanish: compañera — wife or spouse
- German: Hilfsmatt — problem in chess
- Polish: mat pomocniczy — problem in chess