handmaid

Significado (Inglés)

1. (historical) A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
2. A moth of the species Dysauxes ancilla.

Conceptos

criada

azafata

criado

sirviente

aeromoza

peon

Sinónimos

handmaiden

servant

maidservant

maid

servant girl

housemaid

help

manservant

stewardess

vehicle

wench

Abigail

female slave

servant maid

aid

hostie

air hostess

assistance

attendant

domestic

domestic animal

Traducciones

dienstmaagd

bonne

servante

domestique

criada

dienstbode

ancella

ancilla

Magd

Dienstmädchen

Dienstbote

serva

ancula

dienares

criada

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈhændˌmeɪd/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: handemayde

In summary

Inherited from Middle English handemayde, hand-maide, handmaide, handmayd, hand mayde, hand-mayde, haundmaid, hondemayde, hondmaide, hond-mayde. By surface analysis, compound of hand + maid, the first component in the sense of "ready at hand".