handmaid
Meaning
- (historical) A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
- A moth of the species Dysauxes ancilla.
Synonyms
servant girl
female slave
servant maid
domestic animal
Translations
bonne
criada
criada
ancella
Magd
ancula
dienaresPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhændˌmeɪd/
Etymology
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".
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