English dictionary

inmate

/'/I/n,m/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)

noun.person

Source: WordNet 3.0
a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated

noun.person

Synonyms inpatient

Antonyms outpatient

Source: WordNet 3.0
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

noun.person

Synonyms con convict yard bird yardbird

Source: WordNet 3.0
One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a fellow lodger;

noun

Source: webster1913