Helpmate
Helpmate , noun
[A corruption of the “help meet for him” of Genesis ii. 18.Fitzedward Hall.]
A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife. — Fitzedward Hall
help meet for him
In Minorca the ass and the hog are common helpmates, and are yoked together in order to turn up the land.
A waiting woman was generally considered as the most suitable helpmate for a parson.