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handiwoman

handiwoman is the dated form of handywoman.

Meaning of handywoman

Noun

handywoman (plural handywomen)

  1. A woman who does small tasks and odd jobs.
  2. An uncertified midwife; a woman who attends at childbirths but who lacks a medical qualification.

Forms of handiwoman

pluralhandiwomen

Origin of handiwoman

From handy + -woman.

Questions about handiwoman

What is handiwoman the dated form of?
Handiwoman is the dated form of handywoman.

Words near handiwoman in the dictionary

  1. handiron
  2. handirons
  3. handis
  4. handish
  5. handism
  6. handiwoman
  7. handiwomen
  8. handiwork
  9. handiworks
  10. handjar
  11. handjars

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handiwoman (page history and authors); handywoman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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