helpmeet

[ help-meet ]

noun

1. helpmate.

helpmeet

/ ˈhɛlpˌmiːt /

noun

1. a less common word for helpmate

Word History and Origins

Origin of helpmeet¹

From the phrase an help meet for him i.e., a help suitable for him, in the Authorized Version of the Bible (1611)

Word History and Origins

Origin of helpmeet¹

C17: from the phrase an helpe meet (suitable) for him Genesis 2:18

Example Sentences

Their misogynist ideology cannot allow that it's attractive when a woman has a personality and isn't just a docile helpmeet.

From Salon

These apps are styled like cutesy helpmeets, and their names — Yohana, Ohai, Milo — would be at home on a Brooklyn day care roster.

From New York Times

If they're female, they're told that their duty is to give up on their ambitions and even self-esteem, in order to be a "helpmeet" for a man.

From Salon

She may have run around in tight shirts and booty shorts, but the implication was always that she was tied down young and molded into her husband's witless helpmeet.

From Salon

And that you, male viewer, would be gifted with a compliant helpmeet of your very own, if not for those dastardly feminists.

From Salon