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handmaids

handmaids is the plural of handmaid.

Meaning of handmaid

Noun

handmaid (plural handmaids)

  1. (historical) A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
  2. A moth of the species Dysauxes ancilla.

Questions about handmaids

What is handmaids the plural of?
Handmaids is the plural of handmaid.

Words near handmaids in the dictionary

  1. handmaid
  2. handmaiden
  3. handmaidenhood
  4. handmaidenly
  5. handmaidens
  6. handmaids
  7. handmake
  8. handmakes
  9. handmaking
  10. handman
  11. handmark

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