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waiting maid

waiting maid noun: a lady's female servant.

Noun

waiting maid (plural waiting maids)

  1. (historical) A lady's female servant.
    • As she was sometimes obliged to be alone, or only with her French waiting-maid, she sent to the metropolis for all the new publications […].1788, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary: A Fiction
    Synonyms:
    maid-in-waiting

Synonyms of waiting maid

Forms of waiting maid

pluralwaiting maids

Questions about waiting maid

What does waiting maid mean?
Waiting maid means a lady's female servant.
What part of speech is waiting maid?
Waiting maid is a noun.
What is the plural of waiting maid?
The plural of waiting maid is waiting maids.

Words near waiting maid in the dictionary

  1. waiting game
  2. waiting games
  3. waiting in the wings
  4. waiting list
  5. waiting lists
  6. waiting maid
  7. waiting maids
  8. waiting mode
  9. waiting modes
  10. waiting move
  11. waiting moves

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