Meaning of helpmeet | Babel Free
ˈhɛlpmiːtDefinitions
A helpful partner, particularly a spouse.
Examples
“[on vocabulary errors] … and helpmates for meet-helps—the difference of the meaning of the two words is so obvious, that it is surprising it should have⟳ escaped attention.—A person may be a helpmate and at the same time be very far from being a help-meet, which is here intended.”
“When he went to Deborah and told her that the Lord had led him to ask⟳ her to be his wife, his holy helpmeet, she looked at him for a moment in what seemed to be speechless terror.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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