handmaidennoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhændˌmeɪ.dən/us/ˈhændˌmeɪ.dən/also handmaid old use a female servant
formal something, such as an idea, that helps and supports something else:
Technique is the handmaiden of art.
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Servants, slaves & underlings
- below/above stairs idiom
- butler
- clerk
- coolie
- dogsbody
- factotum
- housemaid
- labourer
- lackey
- lapdog
- maid
- majordomo
- puppet
- retainer
- servant
- skivvy
- slave
- slave trade
- slavery
- valet
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Supporters, members & defenders