If you say that one person is another person's helpmate, you mean that they help the other person in their life or work, especially by doing boring but necessary jobs for them such as cooking and cleaning.
[old-fashioned]
Synonyms: partner, support, wife, husband More Synonyms of helpmate
helpmate in British English
(ˈhɛlpˌmeɪt)
noun
a companion and helper, esp a wife
helpmate in American English
(ˈhɛlpˌmeɪt)
noun
a helpful companion; specif., a wife or, sometimes, a husband
Word origin
altered < helpmeet
Examples of 'helpmate' in a sentence
helpmate
It was not that he had fallen out of love with Shirlee; she was simply a different kind of companion, a helpmate, necessary to his future.
McCorquodale, Robin DANSVILLE (2002)
A protector, a helpmate, with a reliable, strong arm who would always be there to keep them safe.
Stephanie Laurens ON A WILD NIGHT (2002)
(noun)
Definition
a companion and helper, esp. a husband or wife
Synonyms
partner
His partner has been an important source of support.
support
wife
I marrried my wife thirty years ago.
husband
I married my husband Jack in 2015.
associate
the restaurant owner's business associates
assistant
He had been accompanied to the meeting by an assistant.
squeeze (informal)
companion
He has been her constant companion for the last six years.
spouse
living with someone other than a spouse
helper
Younger children may need a helper.
consort
Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert
significant other (informal, mainly US)
helpmeet
bidie-in (Scottish)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of assistant
Definition
a helper or subordinate
He had been accompanied to the meeting by an assistant.
Synonyms
helper,
partner,
ally,
colleague,
associate,
supporter,
deputy,
subsidiary,
aide,
aider,
second,
accessory,
attendant,
backer,
protagonist,
collaborator,
accomplice,
confederate,
auxiliary,
or woman or person">henchman or woman or person,
right-hand man or woman or person,
adjutant,
helpmate,
coadjutor (rare),
abettor,
cooperator
in the sense of associate
Definition
a companion or friend
the restaurant owner's business associates
Synonyms
partner,
friend,
ally,
colleague,
mate (informal),
companion,
comrade,
affiliate,
collaborator,
confederate,
co-worker,
workmate,
main man (slang, US),
cobber (Australian, New Zealand, old-fashioned, informal),
confrère,
compeer,
E hoa (New Zealand)
in the sense of companion
Definition
a person who associates with or accompanies someone
He has been her constant companion for the last six years.
Synonyms
friend,
partner,
ally,
colleague,
associate,
mate (informal),
gossip (archaic),
buddy (informal),
comrade,
accomplice,
crony,
confederate,
plus-one (informal),
consort,
main man (slang, US),
homeboy (slang, US),
cobber (Australian, New Zealand, old-fashioned, informal)