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    lady's maid

    noun

    • 1. a maid who attended to the personal needs of her mistress: historical "her great-grandmother had never dressed herself without the help of a lady's maid"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLADY'S MAID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LADY'S MAID definition: 1. a personal female servant of a rich woman, especially in the past: 2. a personal female servant…. Learn more.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lady's_maidLady's maid - Wikipedia

    A lady's maid is a female personal attendant who waits on her female employer. The role of a lady's maid is similar to that of a gentleman's valet. [1] Description.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLADY'S MAID | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    LADY'S MAID meaning: 1. a personal female servant of a rich woman, especially in the past: 2. a personal female servant…. Learn more.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lady's maidLady's maid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of LADY'S MAID is a woman servant who cares for a lady's clothes and assists her in making her toilet.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLADY'S MAID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. a personal servant to a woman, esp in matters of dress. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. lady's maid in American English. noun. a maid who is a woman's personal attendant, as in dressing. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lady's maidLady's maid - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    4 days ago · Word Family. lady's maid. the "lady's maid" family. a maid who is a lady's personal attendant.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › ladys-maid_nlady's maid, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun lady's maid is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for lady's maid is from 1577, in the writing of Nicholas Breton, poet. lady's maid is formed within English, by compounding.