handmaid
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handmaid
- /ˈhændˌmeɪd/ US
Sounds like handmade · Rhymes with -ændmeɪd
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English handemayde, hand-maide, handmaide, handmayd, hand mayde, hand-mayde, haundmaid, hondemayde, hondmaide, hond-mayde. By surface analysis, compound of hand + maid, the first component in the sense of "ready at hand".
noun handmaids · handmaiden · handmayd
- A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
- A moth of the species Dysauxes ancilla.
Translations
Talk about this word "handmaid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/handmaid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. handmaid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/handmaid "handmaid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/handmaid.Cite this
@misc{handmaid_2026,
title = {handmaid},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handmaid},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
