ladies-in-waiting

la·dies-in-wait·ing

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Definitions of ladies-in-waiting word

noun ladies-in-waiting plural of lady-in-waiting. 1
noun plural ladies-in-waiting a lady who is in attendance upon a queen or princess. 1
noun plural ladies-in-waiting Facetious. a woman who is pregnant: flattering fashions for the lady-in-waiting. 1

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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