inmate C1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈɪnˌmeɪt/ UK /ˈɪn.meɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #9666 Meanings 1 noun A person kept in a prison or jail. The inmate had served ten years of his sentence. 2 noun A person confined to an institution such as a hospital. Each inmate of the hospital received daily care. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person kept in a prison... con 2 noun · a person confined to an... inpatient Word family Forms inmates Derived forms coinmateinmacyinmatehood Etymology AI details From inn + -mate, or from in- + -mate. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # inmate **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪnˌmeɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪn.meɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 9666 ## Meanings 1. A person kept in a prison or jail. 2. A person confined to an institution such as a hospital. ## Examples - The inmate had served ten years of his sentence. - Each inmate of the hospital received daily care. ## Derived Forms - coinmate - inmacy - inmatehood ## Etymology From inn + -mate, or from in- + -mate. ## AI Etymology Inmate comes from inn + -mate, or from in- + -mate. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as coinmate, inmacy, and inmatehood. In present use it covers a person kept in a prison or jail and a person confined to an institution such as a hospital. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown