HELPMATES

Noun

helpmates

(British) plural of helpmate

Anagrams

• peshtemal

Source: Wiktionary


HELPMATE

Help"mate`, n. Etym: [A corruption of the "help meet for him" of Genesis ii. 18.Fitzedward Hall.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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