helpmeet

(-mēt′)

noun

helpmate

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

See helpmeet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A helpmate.

Origin:

Origin: From misunderstanding of the phrase an help meet for him, a helper suitable for him (Adam), in Genesis 2:18, referring to Eve

.

link/cite print suggestion box