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Definition of handmaids in English English dictionary
- plural of handmaid
- handmaid
- {n} a maid continually waiting or near
- handmaid
- A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant
- handmaid
- A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands
- handmaid
- The quality or state of being handy
- handmaid
- a personal maid or female attendant
- handmaid
- Work done by the hands; hence, any work done personally
- handmaid
- A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth
- handmaid
- {i} female servant, maid
- handmaid
- A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman
- handmaid
- In a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently
- handmaid
- in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"
- handmaid
- a personal maid or female attendant in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"
- handmaid
- A man skilled or employed in handcraft
- handmaid
- A handkerchief
- handmaid
- To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or h