handmaidens

variants also handmaids
plural of handmaiden

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handmaidens
Noun
  • But the tax benefit will also extend to gambling dealers, clowns, DJs, entertainers, content creators, maids, electricians, plumbers, babysitters, drivers and more.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Their three children's longtime nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, and housekeepers will likely stay in smaller properties nearby.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Professional housekeepers are all about working smarter, not harder.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Handmaidens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handmaidens. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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