"helpmeet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: helpmeets [plural]
Etymology: Univerbation of part of a phrase in Genesis 2:18 in the King James Version: “an helpe meet” for Adam (i.e. a helper suitable for him) (help + meet). Etymology templates: {{univerbation|en}} Univerbation, {{compound|en|help|meet}} help + meet, {{gloss|<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">help</i> + <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">meet</i>}} (help + meet) Head templates: {{en-noun}} helpmeet (plural helpmeets)
  1. A helpful partner, particularly a spouse. Synonyms: helpmate, spouse

Inflected forms

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