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headmates

headmates is the plural of headmate.

Meaning of headmate

Noun

headmate (plural headmates)

  1. (multiplicity slang) 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
    Synonyms:
    alter, systemmate

Questions about headmates

What is headmates the plural of?
Headmates is the plural of headmate.

Words near headmates in the dictionary

  1. headmasterly
  2. headmasters
  3. headmastership
  4. headmasterships
  5. headmate
  6. headmates
  7. headmen
  8. headmistress
  9. headmistress-ship
  10. headmistress-ships
  11. headmistresses

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