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handmaiden
noun hand·maid·en \-ˌmā-dən\
: a female servant or maid
Full Definition of HANDMAIDEN
1
: a personal maid or female servant
2
: 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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Variants of HANDMAIDEN
hand·maid·en also hand·maid \-ˌmād\
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First Known Use of HANDMAIDEN
13th century
Related to HANDMAIDEN
- Synonyms
- biddy, char [British], charwoman, maid (also handmaid), house girl, housekeeper, housemaid, maidservant, skivvy [British], wench
Rhymes with HANDMAIDEN
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