inmate

== English == === Etymology === From inn +‎ -mate, or from in- +‎ -mate. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.meɪt/ === Noun === inmate (plural inmates) A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient). A person who shares a residence (such as a hotel guest, a lodger, or a student living on campus), or other place. (uncommon) Synonym of passenger, a person held or riding within a vehicle. 1916 July, Henry Yule & al., "Padre Maestro Fray Seb. Manrique in Bengal (1628–Sept. 11, 1629)", Bengal Past & Present, Vol. XIII, No. 25, p. 32: P. della Valle writes in the same strain: "And these two, the palankins and the andors [a kind of doli] also differ from one another, for in the andor the cane which sustains it is, as it is in the reti, straight; whereas in the palankin, for the greater convenience of the inmate, and to give more room for raising his head, the cane is arched upwards like this, _∩_..." ==== Usage notes ==== Perhaps around 1970, television journalists began to use the word as a euphemism for prisoner, and this has become the primary, if not only, definition among younger generations. When speaking of people receiving medical services, patient may be preferred instead. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Etamin, Tamien, Tieman, etamin, inmeat, taimen, tamine