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inmate - 6 dictionary results

in⋅mate

[in-meyt]
–noun
1. a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
2. Archaic. a person who dwells with others in the same house.

Origin:
1580–90; in- 1 + mate 1
Language Translation for : inmate
Spanish: interno, recluso, German: der Insasse, die Insassin, Japanese: 収容者
in·mate     (ĭn'māt')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A resident of a dwelling that houses a number of occupants, especially a person confined to an institution, such as a prison or hospital.


inmate 
1589, "one allowed to live in a house rented by another" (usually for a consideration), from in "inside" + mate "companion." Sense of "one confined to an institution" is first attested 1834.

inmate

noun
1. one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital) 
2. a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated [syn: inpatient] [ant: outpatient
3. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: convict

Inmate

In"ma*cy\, n. [From Inmate.] The state of being an inmate. [R.] --Craig.

Inmate

In"mate`\, n. [In + mate an associate.] One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a fellow lodger; esp.,one of the occupants of an asylum, hospital, or prison; by extension, one who occupies or lodges in any place or dwelling.

So spake the enemy of mankind, inclos'd In serpent, inmate bad. --Milton.

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