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between-maid

between-maid noun: a maidservant employed to help the cook as well as the housemaid.

Noun

between-maid (plural between-maids)

  1. (historical) A maidservant employed to help the cook as well as the housemaid.
    Synonyms:
    tweeny

Synonyms of between-maid

Forms of between-maid

pluralbetween-maids
alternative formbetweenmaid

Questions about between-maid

What does between-maid mean?
Between-maid means a maidservant employed to help the cook as well as the housemaid.
What part of speech is between-maid?
Between-maid is a noun.
What is the plural of between-maid?
The plural of between-maid is between-maids.

Words near between-maid in the dictionary

  1. between you and me and these four walls
  2. between you, me, and the bedpost
  3. between you, me, and the fencepost
  4. between you, me, and the gatepost
  5. between you, me, and the lamppost
  6. between-maid
  7. between-maids
  8. between-seasons jacket
  9. between-seasons jackets
  10. between-step
  11. between-steps

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