lady's maid
lady's maid noun: a female servant employed by an upper-class woman to attend to her personal needs.
Noun
lady's maid (plural lady's maids or ladies' maids)
- A female servant employed by an upper-class woman to attend to her personal needs.
- Near-synonyms: chamberer, chambermaid (chamberer sense) (both broadly synonymous)
- A pretty Girl, the Lady’s Maid,
Who all her Dress in Order Laid,
Behind her Mistress simp’ring stood,
And rais’d the youthful ’Squires Blood.1735, anonymous author, The Rake’s Progress; or, the Humours of Drury-Lane, London: J. Chettwood, Canto V, p. 35
- Synonyms:
- chamberer, chambermaid[Appendix:Glossary
Synonyms of lady's maid
- chamberer
- chambermaid[Appendix:Glossary
Forms of lady's maid
| plural | lady's maids |
|---|---|
| plural | ladies' maids |
Questions about lady's maid
- What does lady's maid mean?
- Lady's maid means a female servant employed by an upper-class woman to attend to her personal needs.
- What part of speech is lady's maid?
- Lady's maid is a noun.
- What is the plural of lady's maid?
- The plural of lady's maid is lady's maids.
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