helpmeet

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛlpmiːt/ === Noun === helpmeet (plural helpmeets) A helpful partner, particularly a spouse. Synonyms: helpmate; see also Thesaurus:spouse 1839, The Friend's Intelligencer, volume 1, number 24, Eighth month 1st, 1839, article Friend's Discipline, pages 456–457: [on vocabulary errors] … and helpmates for meet-helps—the difference of the meaning of the two words is so obvious, that it is surprising it should have escaped attention.—A person may be a helpmate and at the same time be very far from being a help-meet, which is here intended. === References ===