handmaiden
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- noun
- /ˈhændˌmeɪdən/
- Archaic
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- As a handmaiden, she assists the lady of the house with her daily chores.
She ends up working as kind of the handmaiden in the princess's prison.
- She ends up working as kind of the handmaiden in the princess's prison.
Examples
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My handmaiden waits.
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Her Highness commands you to take her handmaiden with you.
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My handmaiden will let us out.
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Well, the handmaiden was about to become the Ice Queen.
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Should a princess carry out the duties of a handmaiden?
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But she wants to be thy handmaiden.
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The queen trusts my judgment, young handmaiden.
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Suddenly, one of the handmaidens breaks away.
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Now, come along, Rosie, my faithful handmaiden.
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I give thee my handmaiden... Hagar the Egyptian... to be thy wife.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who works in someone's home doing jobs like cooking and cleaning
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A woman paid to clean and cook in another person's home
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1.1
A person who manages household chores and keeps the home clean
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8.2
A woman who serves a lady and helps with household tasks
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5.3
A woman who cares for young children in a private home
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5.3
A hotel worker who cleans and tidies guest bedrooms
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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
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8.6
A woman who works as a servant to help another woman get dressed and look tidy
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7.1
A woman who works in a home doing cleaning and cooking
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2.3
A person who works in a home doing cleaning, cooking and other daily tasks
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5.1
A girl or young woman who works in a home doing chores
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3.2
A woman who helps cook and clean in the kitchen of a large house
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9.4
A person who helps someone dress and bathe every day
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A woman who works in a home cleaning and serving guests in the front rooms
A woman servant who takes care of the wine and plates in a large house
Antonyms
How Subordinate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Handmaiden is made of hand and maiden, where maiden means 'young woman' and hand was used for a worker, as in 'farmhand'. So a handmaiden is a woman who serves another person as a personal helper.