maid-in-waiting

maid–in–wait·ing

noun \ˈmād-^ən-ˈwā-tiŋ\

plural maids–in–wait·ing\ˈmādz-^ən-\

Definition of MAID-IN-WAITING

: a young woman of a queen's or princess's household appointed to attend her

First Known Use of MAID-IN-WAITING

1953

Rhymes with MAID-IN-WAITING

aggravating, carbon dating, fascinating, figure skating, in-line skating, nauseating, open dating, operating, penetrating, suffocating, titillating