| Noun | 1. | inmate - one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital) | |
| 2. | inmate - a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treatedpatient - a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly" | |
| 3. | inmate - a person serving a sentence in a jail or prisonlifer - a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment | |