Help″mate′ (?), n. [A corruption of the “help meet for him” of Genesis ii. 18.Fitzedward Hall.] A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife.
In Minorca the ass and the hog are common helpmates, and are yoked together in order to turn up the land. Pennant.
A waiting woman was generally considered as the most suitable helpmate for a parson. Macaulay.