'Inmate' definitions:
Definition of 'inmate'
(from WordNet)
noun
One of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
noun
A patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated [syn: inpatient, inmate] [ant: outpatient]
noun
Definition of 'Inmate'
From: GCIDE
- Inmate \In"mate`\ ([i^]n"m[=a]t`), 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. [1913 Webster]
- So spake the enemy of mankind, inclos'd In serpent, inmate bad. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Inmate'
From: GCIDE
- Inmate \In"mate`\, a. Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal. [R.] "Inmate guests." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inmate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- addressee,
- artist-in-residence,
- captive,
- case,
- convict,
- denizen,
- dweller,
- habitant,
- house detective,
- incumbent,
- inhabitant,
- inhabiter,
- inpatient,
- intern,
- lag,
- live-in maid,
- locum tenens,
- occupant,
- occupier,
- patient,
- prisoner,
- residencer,
- resident,
- resident physician,
- residentiary,
- resider,
- sojourner,
- tenant