Synonyms of handmaiden

handmaiden

noun

ˈhan(d)-ˌmā-dᵊn 

variants also handmaid

as in maid

a female domestic servant

the princess was intensely shy, and allowed only her handmaiden to enter her chambers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• maid
• housekeeper
• maidservant
• housemaid
• charwoman
• house girl
• skivvy
• biddy
• abigail
• char
• wench
• attendant
• lady-in-waiting
• chambermaid
• nursemaid
• domestic
• au pair
• maid-in-waiting
• amah
• menial
• ayah

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of handmaiden

Some of its most savage jokes lie in the dynamics between master and servant — and none of those are more toxic than the one between Pampinea and her loyal handmaiden Misia (Derry Girls‘ Saoirse-Monica Jackson). —Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024

Just for having been a handmaiden in that extraordinary outcome, hyperglobalization deserves—if not three—at least two cheers. —Dev Patel, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024

In an 8-7 decision, the court rejected their attempt to remake the country’s judiciary into a handmaiden of the government. —Lloyd Green, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2024

There, she is herded with some cloistered young women, handmaidens whose sole function is to bear children for Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme), the Citadel’s leader. —Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 May 2024