helpmeet

C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships

US /ˈhɛlpˌmit/ UK /ˈhɛlpˌmiːt/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a helpful companion or partner, especially a spouse

He called his wife his truest helpmeet through every trial.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a helpful companion or... helpmate companion partner spouse consort helper

Word family

Related forms helpmate help meet

Etymology

From a misconstrual of the biblical phrase 'an help meet for him' (Genesis 2:18, King James Version), where meet is the archaic adjective 'fitting, suitable'; the two words were taken as a compound noun.

help Old English meet Old English

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# helpmeet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈhɛlpˌmit
**IPA (UK):** ˈhɛlpˌmiːt

## Meanings
1. a helpful companion or partner, especially a spouse

## Examples
- He called his wife his truest helpmeet through every trial.

## Synonyms
- helpmate
- companion
- partner
- spouse
- consort
- helper

## Related Forms
- helpmate
- help
- meet

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: help
- Root: meet

## Etymology
From a misconstrual of the biblical phrase 'an help meet for him' (Genesis 2:18, King James Version), where meet is the archaic adjective 'fitting, suitable'; the two words were taken as a compound noun.

## AI Etymology
Helpmeet comes from a misconstrual of the biblical phrase 'an help meet for him' (Genesis 2:18, King James Version), where meet is the archaic adjective 'fitting, suitable'; the two words were taken as a compound noun. The etymological trail includes Old English help and Old English meet. As a noun, helpmeet names a helpful companion or partner, especially a spouse. The same family is visible in related forms such as helpmate, help, and meet. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Family & Relationships

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