biddy

noun

Definition of biddynext
as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant The mansion was formerly owned by a series of old-line families that relied on biddies to maintain it.

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Recent Examples of biddy The key figure turns out to be Alex’s mysterious Aunt Gladys, played in full psycho-biddy drag by Amy Madigan. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025 Either the biddy or the hound would be trampled ’neath Beetle Bailey’s hooves. — Gary Gulman, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biddy
  1. housekeeper
  2. maid
Noun
  • The singer’s guilty plea comes weeks after he was ordered to pay nearly $13 million in damages to his former housekeeper after a dog attack at his home in 2020.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
  • The film is about a former housekeeper named Marie who, while preparing to celebrate her engagement to the patriarch of the house, is haunted by secrets of her past.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of housekeeper
Noun
  • The maid came into the room and brought me upstairs to a massage room.
    — Abby Ellin, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
  • When the elevator opened on Sonya’s floor, a uniformed maid stood waiting at the apartment’s front door.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of maid

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“Biddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biddy. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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