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Meaning of Handmaid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhændˌmeɪd

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية الخادمة
Čeština služebná služebnice
Deutsch Dienerin Zofe
Español azafata criada
Suomi palvelijatar
Gaeilge bansclábhaí
Gàidhlig ban-òglach
हिन्दी कनीज़
Հայերեն աղախին
Latina pedisequa
Nederlands dienstmaagd
Português donzela empregada
తెలుగు దాసి
Українська служниця

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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