handmaiden

noun hand·maid·en \-ˌmā-d^ən\

: a female servant or maid

Full Definition of HANDMAIDEN

: a personal maid or female servant

: something whose essential function is to serve or assist <criticism is not the enemy of art but rather its handmaiden — Gary Michael>

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hand·maid·en also hand·maid \-ˌmād\

13th century

Synonyms: biddy, char [British], charwoman, maid (also handmaid), house girl, housekeeper, housemaid, maidservant, skivvy [British], wench

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