'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
A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird]

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]