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Handmaiden

noun/hˈændmeɪdən/
Definition
in a subordinate position
a personal maid or female attendant
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈændmeɪdən/
🇬🇧British English
/hˈandmeɪdən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hˈandmeɪdən/
3 syllables Say it as /hˈændmeɪdən/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounin a subordinate position
“theology should be the handmaiden of ethics”
nouna personal maid or female attendant
Word Forms
serveverbpromote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Magd
in einer untergeordneten Position
🇫🇷French
servante
dans une position subalterne
🇪🇸Spanish
doncella
en una posición subordinada
🇮🇹Italian
ancella
in posizione subordinata
🇳🇱Dutch
dienstmaagd
in een ondergeschikte positie
🇵🇹Portuguese
serva
em uma posição subordinada
🇷🇺Russian
служанка
в подчиненном положении
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नौकर
अधीनस्थ पद पर
🇮🇳Tamil
கைம்பெண்
ஒரு கீழ்நிலை நிலையில்
🇮🇳Telugu
చేనేత
అధీన స్థితిలో
🇮🇳Marathi
दासी
गौण स्थितीत
🇮🇳Gujarati
હેન્ડમેઇડન
ગૌણ સ્થિતિમાં
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕರಸೇವಕ
ಅಧೀನ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കൈവേലക്കാരി
ഒരു കീഴാള സ്ഥാനത്ത്
🇵🇰Urdu
نوکرانی
ایک ماتحت پوزیشن میں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
使女
处于从属地位
🇯🇵Japanese
侍女
従属的な立場にある
🇰🇷Korean
하녀
종속적인 위치에
🇻🇳Vietnamese
người hầu gái
ở vị trí cấp dưới
🇹🇭Thai
สาวใช้
อยู่ในตำแหน่งรอง
🇮🇩Indonesian
pelayan perempuan
dalam posisi bawahan
🇵🇭Filipino
aliping babae
sa isang subordinate na posisyon
🇲🇾Malay
budak perempuan
dalam kedudukan bawahan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خادمة
في منصب تابع
🇮🇷Persian
کنیز
در موقعیتی فرعی
🇹🇷Turkish
hizmetçi
ikincil pozisyonda
🇮🇱Hebrew
שפחה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'handmaiden'?
The primary meaning of 'handmaiden' is 'in a subordinate position'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'handmaiden' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'handmaiden' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'handmaiden' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'handmaiden' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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