"helpmate" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-helpmate.wav [US] Forms: helpmates [plural]
Etymology: A folk-etymological alteration of helpmeet, by reanalysis as help + mate. Etymology templates: {{glossary|folk etymology|folk-etymological}} folk-etymological, {{m|en|helpmeet}} helpmeet, {{glossary|reanalysis}} reanalysis, {{m|en|help}} help, {{m|en|mate}} mate 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 Disambiguation of 'person who supplies help': 86 12 2
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 42 31 Disambiguation of 'wife or spouse': 10 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

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