"helpmate" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-helpmate.wav Forms: helpmates [plural]
Etymology: A folk-etymological alteration of helpmeet, by reanalysis as help + mate. Etymology templates: {{glossary|folk etymology|folk-etymological}} folk-etymological, {{glossary|reanalysis}} reanalysis Head templates: {{en-noun}} helpmate (plural helpmates)
  1. A person who supplies help or companionship. Synonyms: aide, helper, tutor Translations (person who supplies help): compagnon (French), compañeiro (Galician), Helfer [masculine] (German), Gehilfe [masculine] (German), Begleiter [masculine] (German), Gefährte [masculine] (German), aiutante [feminine, masculine] (Italian), по́мошник (pómošnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), по́магач (pómagač) [masculine] (Macedonian), companheiro [masculine] (Portuguese), ajudante [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), compañero [masculine] (Spanish), ayudante [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), hjälpreda [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-helpmate-en-noun-FUPpC8px Categories (other): Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 49 42 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 43 8 Disambiguation of 'person who supplies help': 85 13 1
  2. A wife or spouse. Synonyms: helpmeet, spouse Translations (wife or spouse): жена (žena) [feminine] (Bulgarian), съпруга (sǎpruga) [feminine] (Bulgarian), compagne [feminine] (French), Lebensgefährte [masculine] (German), Lebensgefährtin [feminine] (German), же́на (žéna) [feminine] (Macedonian), со́пруга (sópruga) [feminine] (Macedonian), compañera [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-helpmate-en-noun-oTfkpyVV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 52 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 57 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 62 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 68 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 55 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 59 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 33 55 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 63 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 64 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 49 42 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 51 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 43 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 68 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 33 55 12 Disambiguation of 'wife or spouse': 9 90 1
  3. (chess) A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal. Categories (topical): Chess Translations (problem in chess): Hilfsmatt [neuter] (German), mat pomocniczy [animate, masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-helpmate-en-noun-n8I~c0Yv Topics: board-games, chess, games Disambiguation of 'problem in chess': 0 0 100

Inflected forms

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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "žéna",
      "sense": "wife or spouse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "же́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sópruga",
      "sense": "wife or spouse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "со́пруга"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wife or spouse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "compañera"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "problem in chess",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Hilfsmatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "problem in chess",
      "tags": [
        "animate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mat pomocniczy"
    }
  ],
  "word": "helpmate"
}

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