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help⋅meet

  [help-meet]
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–noun
helpmate.
Origin:
from the phrase an help meet for him i.e., a help suitable for him, in the Authorized Version of the Bible (1611)
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help·meet   (hělp'mēt')   
n.  A helpmate.

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