SINCE 1828
maid-in-waiting
noun
maid-in-wait·ing
| \ˈmād-ᵊn-ˈwā-tiŋ
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plural maids-in-waiting\ˈmādz-ᵊn-
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Definition of maid-in-waiting
: a young woman of a queen's or princess's household appointed to attend her
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