About The Word Handmaid

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Handmaid

Handmaid Meaning & Definition
Handmaid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Handmaid?

[n] a personal maid or female attendant
[n] in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Handmaid: handmaiden | handmaiden | servant

Related Terms | Find terms related to Handmaid: abigail | agent | amah | ancilla | appliance | au pair girl | ayah | betweenmaid | biddy | chambermaid | chaperon | Charlie McCarthy | companion | contrivance | cook | creature | device | duenna | dummy | dupe | femme de chambre | fille de chambre | gentlewoman | girl | go-between | handmaiden | hired girl | housemaid | implement | instrument | interagent | intermediary | intermediate | intermedium | kitchenmaid | lady-help | lady-in-waiting | lever | live-in maid | live-out maid | maid | maidservant | mechanism | mediator | medium | midwife | minion | nursemaid | organ | parlormaid | pawn | plaything | puppet | scullery maid | servant | servant girl | servitress | slave | soubrette | stooge | tool | toy | tweeny | upstairs maid | vehicle | waiting maid | wench

See Also | amah | housemaid | maid | maidservant | subordinateness | subsidiarity

Handmaid In Webster's Dictionary

\Hand"maid"\, Handmaiden \Hand"maiden\, n. A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.

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