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handmaid

noun

a personal maid or female attendant

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
H
Ends with
D
Contains
AN
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈhændˌmeɪd

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a personal maid or female attendant

noun

  1. in a subordinate position

    “theology should be the handmaiden of ethics”

In context

Example Sentences

theology should be the handmaiden of ethics
the state cannot be a servant of the church

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