Handmaid

Noun CEFR B2

ˈhændˌmeɪd

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolazafata criada

DeutschDienerin Zofe

Portuguêsdonzela empregada

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العربيةالخادمة

Češtinaslužebná služebnice

Suomipalvelijatar

Gaeilgebansclábhaí

Gàidhligban-òglach

हिन्दीकनीज़

Հայերենաղախին

Latinapedisequa

Nederlandsdienstmaagd

తెలుగుదాసి

Українськаслужниця

Examples

“And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour ⟳ out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Handmaiden handmaidenhood handman handmark handmayd handmill

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