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milkmaid

milk·maid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [milk-meyd]
    • /ˈmɪlkˌmeɪd/
    • /ˈmɪlkmeɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [milk-meyd]
    • /ˈmɪlkˌmeɪd/

Definitions of milkmaid word

  • noun milkmaid a woman who milks cows or is employed in a dairy; dairymaid. 1
  • noun milkmaid A girl or woman who milks cows or does other work in a dairy. 1
  • countable noun milkmaid In former times, a milkmaid was a woman who milked cows and made butter and cheese on a farm. 0
  • noun milkmaid a girl or woman who milks cows 0
  • noun milkmaid a girl or woman who milks cows or works in a dairy; dairymaid 0

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Origin of milkmaid

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; milk + maid

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Milkmaid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

milkmaid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

milkmaid usage trend in Literature

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