handmaid

English

Alternative forms

• handmaiden

Etymology

hand +‎ maid

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Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈhændˌmeɪd/

Noun

handmaid (plural handmaids)

1. A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.

Translations

maid that waits at hand

• Armenian: աղախին (hy) (aġaxin) 
• Dutch: dienstmaagd
• Irish: bansclábhaí (ga) m
• Portuguese: empregada (pt) f, donzela (pt) f

• Scottish Gaelic: ban-òglach f
• Slovene: služkinja (sl) f
• Spanish: azafata (es)
• Telugu: దాసి (te)