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helpmates

helpmates is the plural of helpmate.

Meaning of helpmate

Noun

helpmate (plural helpmates)

  1. A person who supplies help or companionship.
    Synonyms:
    aide, helper, tutor
  2. A wife or spouse.
    • The host himself was one of those very quiet men whom we usually see linked to the most active helpmates.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 191
  3. A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal.

Questions about helpmates

What is helpmates the plural of?
Helpmates is the plural of helpmate.

Words near helpmates in the dictionary

  1. helpline
  2. helplines
  3. helpliness
  4. helply
  5. helpmate
  6. helpmates
  7. helpmeet
  8. helpmeets
  9. Helprin
  10. Helpringham
  11. helps

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