handmaid

(-mād'n)
n.

1. A woman attendant or servant.
2. often handmaiden Something that accompanies or is attendant on another: "the traditional notion that government was the handmaiden of business" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).

IN BRIEF: n. - A personal maid or female attendant; In a subordinate position.

Tutor's tip: The knitted sweaters were "handmade" (made by hand, not by machine) by the queen's "handmaid" (female servant).

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: in a subordinate position
  Synonyms: handmaiden, servant

Meaning #2: a personal maid or female attendant
  Synonym: handmaiden

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tjenerinde (bibl), terne

Français (French)
n. - bonne, servante

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kammerfrau

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θεραπαινίδα, υπηρέτρια

Italiano (Italian)
cameriera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - empregada (f)

Русский (Russian)
служанка

Español (Spanish)
n. - criada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tjänarinna (bildl.), verktyg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
侍女, 女仆

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 侍女, 女僕

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 시녀, 보조적인 역할을 하는 것

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 女中, 侍女

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משרתת, שפחה‬

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