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helpmate


A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife. "In Minorca the ass and the hog are common helpmates, and are yoked together in order to turn up the land." (Pennant) "A waiting woman was generally considered as the most suitable helpmate for a parson." (Macaulay)

Origin: A corruption of the "help meet for him" of.

Source: Websters Dictionary