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单词 handmaid
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hand•maid /ˈhændˌmeɪd/USA pronunciation  also hand•maid•en /ˈhændˌmeɪdən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a female servant or attendant.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hand•maid  (hand′mād′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. something that is necessarily subservient or subordinate to another:Ceremony is but the handmaid of worship.
  2. a female servant or attendant.
Also, hand′maid′en. 
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; see hand, maid

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
handmaiden /ˈhændˌmeɪdən/, handmaid n
  1. a person or thing that serves a useful but subordinate purpose
  2. archaic a female servant or attendant
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