handmaid

Meaning

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

Synonyms

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhændˌmeɪd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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".