helpmate

[ help-meyt ]

/ ˈhɛlpˌmeɪt /

a companion and helper.

a spouse.

anything that aids or assists, especially regularly: This calculator is my constant helpmate.

Origin of helpmate

1705–15; help + mate¹, by association with helpmeet

Agreeably to his usual practice, he had retired early to bed, leaving the household cares and duties to his helpmate.

Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) |John Roby
Had you been, like my nephew, a wrestler for bread with the wilderness, what helpmate would your Lilian have been to you?

A Strange Story, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
She was not the love of his life, but she had been a helpmate for many years.

The Gay Cockade |Temple Bailey
She did not want to be all helpmate, practical comrade; she had fed herself with this delusion during the years of loneliness.

The Gorgeous Girl |Nalbro Bartley

By praising the virtues of his helpmate with a little exaggeration, these are made to appear more noble.

The Sexual Question |August Forel

helpmate

/ (ˈhɛlpˌmeɪt) /

a companion and helper, esp a wife