abigail

noun

Definition of abigailnext
as in handmaid

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  1. chambermaid
  2. lady-in-waiting
  3. housekeeper
  4. handmaiden
  5. nursemaid
Noun
  • It’s based on the true story of a Jewish child in 1850s Italy who was secretly baptized by a chambermaid and then abducted by the papal police and raised Catholic.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Their home is gone, and her mother works as a chambermaid at the hotel, keeping her long black hair pinned under a cap.
    Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of chambermaid
Noun
  • Captured in the image is the late Queen Elizabeth and her lady-in-waiting, Lady Pamela Hicks, loyally by her side as the royal navigated her new role on the world stage.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • One fateful day, the queen’s carriage halted before him, leading to the purchase of a one-of-a-kind cameo bracelet adorned with rubies, gold flowers and leaves by one of her ladies-in-waiting.
    Thomas Waller, WWD, 16 Aug. 2024
Definition of lady-in-waiting
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  • An estimated 57% of consumers plan to tip their housekeepers, up 3 percentage points since last year and 10 since 2021, the biggest post-pandemic jump.
    J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Brad and Jane accidentally give their housekeeper their trip money.
    Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of housekeeper
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  • But now, many millions of women in the U.S., and in Florida particularly, are the handmaidens of theocrats who are doing just that.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Already convinced the coaches were nothing but handmaidens to the app, the firm piled on new clients heedlessly.
    Allison Pugh, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
Definition of handmaiden
Noun
  • The general practitioner murdered his wife, Isabella, and their nursemaid, Mary, before dismembering them and scattering their body parts in an attempt to thwart the investigation into their murders, according to the BBC.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Typically portrayed as a middle-aged nursemaid whose main claim to fame was surviving the mercurial Tudor king, Catherine was an accomplished scholar, religious reformer and advocate for women’s education.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
Definition of nursemaid
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