handmaiden
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noun \-ˌmā-dən\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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hand·maid·en also hand·maid \-ˌmād\
Examples of HANDMAIDEN
- <the princess was intensely shy, and allowed only her handmaiden to enter her chambers>
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
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