headmate
/ˈhɛdmeɪt/
headmate noun: one of the personalities, identities, or selves in a person with dissociative identity disorder or another form of multiplicity.
Noun
headmate (plural headmates)
- One of the personalities, identities, or selves in a person with dissociative identity disorder or another form of multiplicity.
- The first one of the headmates (our word for alter) I was aware of was a boy named Josh.2018, "The Entropy System", Toi Magazine, December 2018/January 2019, page 56
- With co-fronting, typically only one headmate at a time functions as the ‘main fronter’ who does the majority of physical driving of the body, […]2020, Tynan Drake, "Intersectional Representation: LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse voices in transmedia fiction", paper submitted to Ball State University, page 36
- Synonyms:
- alter, systemmate
Synonyms of headmate
Forms of headmate
| plural | headmates |
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Origin of headmate
From head + -mate. See head (“mind, thoughts”).
Questions about headmate
- What does headmate mean?
- Headmate means one of the personalities, identities, or selves in a person with dissociative identity disorder or another form of multiplicity.
- What part of speech is headmate?
- Headmate is a noun.
- How do you pronounce headmate?
- Headmate is pronounced /ˈhɛdmeɪt/.
- What is the plural of headmate?
- The plural of headmate is headmates.
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