handmaid
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈhændˌmeɪd/
- Archaic
:
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- The lady's handmaid helped her prepare for the evening's gala.
- handmaid of the Lord
- servants and handmaids
Well, Abraham isn't because he has a son with his handmaid Hagar.
- Well, Abraham isn't because he has a son with his handmaid Hagar.
- Some turn into little butlers and handmaids who try to do things to win the parent over.
- Martha Ann Martha, which is a isn't that a name of a handmaid?
Examples
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What was a handmaid doing wearing the queen's bracelet?
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I was stuck with Charmian, the handmaid.
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And look at her handmaid.
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Your servant, and the son of Your handmaid.
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We know that in this life, Mary was a humble, silent, holy handmaid of the Lord.
Blog text (19) -
Behold: I am the handmaid of the Lord.
Fiction book (1994) -
She left her private apartments, followed by her handmaids.
Fiction book (2002) -
Your Highness needs a handmaid to see to her needs, so Your Majesty may be warm, fed, and rested, not just entertained.
Fiction book (2002) -
Above all creatures, Mary, may you be blessed, you, the Handmaid of the Lord, who, in the fullest way, obeyed the divine call!
Blog text (14) -
In 2009, Dame Mary Tanner told the Faith and Order Commission, "You are to be both the 'conscience and the handmaid' of the fellowship that is the World Council of Churches."
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
422
1.0
A person who works in someone's home doing jobs like cooking and cleaning
264
1.0
A woman paid to clean and cook in another person's home
14
5.8
A person who works in a home doing cleaning and cooking
8
8.0
A woman who helps and cares for another person in a household
8
2.4
A woman paid to clean and do other jobs in a home
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3.5
A young woman who works in a house to help with chores
3
8.6
A woman who works as a servant to help another woman get dressed and look tidy
3
7.1
A woman who works in a home doing cleaning and cooking
1
2.3
A person who works in a home doing cleaning, cooking and other daily tasks
1
5.1
A girl or young woman who works in a home doing chores
1
9.4
A person who helps someone dress and bathe every day
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Handmaid is made of hand and maid, meaning a 'maid at hand' or helper who works with her hands. So a handmaid is a woman who serves as a personal attendant and helps with domestic tasks.