[ˈhɛlpmeɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a helpful companion or partner, especially one's husband or wife
(e.g: she acted as his pleasant but by no means uncritical helpmate)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (as helpmeet): from an erroneous reading of Gen. 2:18, 20, where Adam's future wife is described as ‘an help meet for him’ (i.e. a suitable helper for him). The variant helpmate came into use in the early 18th century