Synonyms of helpmates

helpmates

noun

plural of helpmate

1

as in assistants

a person who helps a more skilled person

after several years as a photographer's helpmate, the young man decided to pursue his own ambitions in commercial photography

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assistants
• aides
• adjutants
• apprentices
• aids
• deputies
• sidekicks
• helpers
• lieutenants
• servants
• coadjutors
• helpmeets
• adjuncts
• employees
• maids
• employes
• mates
• handmaids
• subordinates
• handmaidens
• workers
• attendants
• maidservants
• laborers
• underlings
• scullions
• hands
• auxiliaries
• hirelings
• help
• swampers
• legmen
• right hands
• girl Fridays
• aides-de-camp
• gal Fridays
• man Fridays

2

as in wives

a female partner in a marriage

the man and his helpmate of 50 years decided that it was high time they took a trip around the world together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wives
• helpmeets
• women
• ladies
• madams
• Mesdames
• spouses
• partners
• missises
• missuses
• wifeys
• brides
• old ladies
• companions
• matrons
• homemakers
• consorts
• widows
• housekeepers
• soul mates
• housewives
• significant others
• dowagers
• mates
• better halves
• stay-at-homes
• hausfraus