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maid-in-wait·ing | \ ˈmād-ᵊn-ˈwā-tiŋ 
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\ plural maids-in-waiting\ ˈmādz-ᵊn-ˈwā-tiŋ \
\Definition of maid-in-waiting
: a young woman of a queen's or princess's household appointed to attend her
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The first known use of maid-in-waiting was circa 1900
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