inmate

English

Etymology

From inn +‎ mate, or from in- +‎ mate.

Noun

inmate (plural inmates)

A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
A person who shares a residence, such as a lodger, a hotel guest, or a student living on campus.

Usage notes

Perhaps around 1970, television journalists began to use the word as a euphemism for prisoner, and this has become the primary, if not only, definition among younger generations.

Derived terms

inmatehood

Translations

one confined to institution, such as a prison

Catalan: internat (ca) m, intern (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 囚犯 (zh), 病人 (zh)
Dutch: gedetineerde (nl), gevangene (nl)
Esperanto: enfermito, kaptito, malliberulo, prizonulo
Finnish: vanki (fi)

French: détenu (fr) m, détenue (fr) f, codétenu (fr) m, codétenue (fr) f
Greek: τρόφιμος (el) c (trófimos)
Italian: internato (it) m, detenuto (it), prigioniero (it), convitto m
Portuguese: interno (pt) m
Russian: содержащийся (ru) (soderžaščijsja)
Spanish: internado (es) m, interno (es) m

one who occupies a dwelling-house

Catalan: resident m, f
French: résident (fr) m, résidente (fr) f, pensionnaire (fr) m, f

Italian: interno (it) m, residente (it) m
Spanish: residente (es) m, f

Anagrams

Tamien, Tieman, etamin, inmeat, taimen

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