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helpmeet definition

help·meet (-mēt′)

noun

helpmate

Etymology: mistakenly read as a single word in “an help meet for him” (Gen. 2:18): see help & meet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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