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Meaning of headmate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhɛdmeɪt

Definitions

One of the personalities, identities, or selves in a person with dissociative identity disorder or another form of multiplicity.

Examples

“The first one of the headmates (our word for alter) I was aware of was a boy named Josh.”
“With co-fronting, typically only one headmate at a time functions as the ‘main fronter’ who does the majority of physical driving of the body, […]”
“Each headmate has their own experiences, memories, emotions and requirements, thus should be spoken to and referred to in their own preferred way.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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