helpmeet

/ˈhɛlpmiːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

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noun

"[on vocabulary errors] … and helpmates for meet-helps—the difference of the meaning of the two words is so obvious, that it is surprising it should have escaped attention.—A person may be a helpmate and at the same time be very far from being a help-meet, which is here intended."
"When he went to Deborah and told her that the Lord had led him to ask her to be his wife, his holy helpmeet, she looked at him for a moment in what seemed to be speechless terror."

Univerbation of part of a phrase in Genesis 2:18 in the King James Version: “an helpe meet” for Adam (i.e. a helper suitable for him) (help + meet).

helpmeets (plural)

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How do you pronounce helpmeet?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛlpmiːt/.

What does helpmeet mean?

A helpful partner, particularly a spouse.

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