as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant
those poor old biddies were mostly Irishwomen who worked for old-line Yankee families
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Recent Examples of biddy
Meanwhile, Daniel and his folks are driving all over Los Angeles to find this M.I.A. biddy, which becomes near impossible once Thelma cannily ditches her life-alert bracelet.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
Either the biddy or the hound would be trampled ’neath Beetle Bailey’s hooves.
—Gary Gulman, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2023
She was last seen by both Mahito and the gaggle of biddies that work at the country estate walking into the woods, toward the tower….
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
No longer an axe-wielding biddy but a flower just beginning to bloom, Pearl is eager to leave behind her strict German mother, infirm father and small-town farm life for the dream-factory promises of Hollywood USA.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2022
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
Either the biddy or the hound would be trampled ’neath Beetle Bailey’s hooves.
—Gary Gulman, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2023
She was last seen by both Mahito and the gaggle of biddies that work at the country estate walking into the woods, toward the tower….
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
No longer an axe-wielding biddy but a flower just beginning to bloom, Pearl is eager to leave behind her strict German mother, infirm father and small-town farm life for the dream-factory promises of Hollywood USA.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biddy
Noun
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From a nanny to help with her kids four days a week who makes their dinner, lunches, and does laundry, a housekeeper who comes once a week to clean and do ironing, and Hirsch's mom who also watches the children once a week and makes dinner for everyone.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Guests rent out the full estate, which includes a dedicated majordomo, private chef, and housekeepers.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His mother worked as a maid to support him and his three sisters.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
30 July 2025
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She has been depicted in numerous film, television and theater adaptations, most recently in Lifetime’s The Lizzie Borden Chronicles starring Christina Ricci as Borden, and the 2018 feature film Lizzie starring Chloë Sevigny as the title character and Kristen Stewart as a maid.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 July 2025
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“Biddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biddy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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