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helpmeets

noun , plural of helpmeet

Synonyms and Antonyms of helpmeets

1 a person who helps a more skilled person

exasperated, the army surgeon requested a helpmeet who wouldn't faint at the sight of blood

Synonyms of helpmeets

adjuncts, adjutants, aids, aides, apprentices, assistants, coadjutors, deputies, helpers, helpmates, lieutenants, mates, sidekicks

Words Related to helpmeets

attendants, handmaidens (also handmaids), maids, maidservants, scullions, servants

auxiliaries, legmen, subordinates, underlings

employees (also employes), hands, help, hirelings, laborers, swampers, workers

gal Fridays, girl Fridays

man Fridays, right hands

2 a female partner in a marriage

he and his helpmeet share a passion for rock climbing

Synonyms of helpmeets

helpmates, ladies, little women, madams, missuses (or missises), Mesdames, old ladies, wives, wifeys, women [chiefly dialect]

Words Related to helpmeets

better halves, companions, consorts, mates, partners, significant others, soul mates, spouses

dowagers, matrons

hausfraus, homemakers, housekeepers, housewives, stay-at-homes

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