handmaid

English

Alternative forms

handmaiden
handmayd (obsolete)

Etymology

hand +‎ maid, the first component in the sense of "ready at hand".

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈhændˌmeɪd/
- Audio (Berkshire) (file)
Rhymes: -ændmeɪd
Homophone: handmade

Noun

handmaid (plural handmaids)

(now historical) A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Acts 2:18:
  And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

Translations

maid that waits at hand

Armenian: աղախին (hy) (ałaxin)
Chinese:
Min Nan: 女婢 (lu^2-pi⁷), tsa1-boo2-kan2
Dutch: dienstmaagd (nl)
Finnish: palvelijatar (fi)
German: Dienerin (de) f, Zofe (de) f
Irish: bansclábhaí m
Latin: pedisequa f
Old English: þēowen f, wīln f
Portuguese: empregada (pt) f, donzela (pt) f
Scottish Gaelic: ban-òglach f
Slovene: služkinja f
Spanish: azafata (es) f
Telugu: దాసి (te) f (dāsi)

See also

wait on someone hand and foot

Anagrams

Hamdanid

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