"handmaid" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhændˌmeɪd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-handmaid.wav [UK] Forms: handmaid [singular], handmaids [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A handmaid is a female servant.
    Sense id: simple-handmaid-en-noun-RdDEjvFB Categories (other): Old words
  2. A handmaid is a moth of the species Dysauxes ancilla.
    Sense id: simple-handmaid-en-noun-Gz0HKIP8
     
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