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lady's maid

lady's maid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈleɪ.diz ˈmeɪd/
    • /ˈleɪ.diz meɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈleɪ.diz ˈmeɪd/

Definitions of lady's maid words

  • noun lady's maid a maid who is a woman's personal attendant, as in dressing. 1
  • noun lady's maid a personal servant to a woman, esp in matters of dress and toilet 0

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Origin of lady's maid

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10

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Parts of speech for Lady's maid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lady's maid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for lady's maid

noun lady's maid

  • companion — A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with.
  • confidante — Someone's confidante is a woman who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
  • domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
  • abigail — the woman who brought provisions to David and his followers and subsequently became his wife (I Samuel 25:1–42)
  • lady-in-waiting — a lady who is in attendance upon a queen or princess.

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