Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Helpmate \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.

Source : WordNet®

helpmate
     n : a helpful partner [syn: {helpmeet}]