maidservant

Noun

Meaning

A female servant.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The poor maidservant who used to say that she only believed in God when she had a toothache puts all theologians to shame. Emil Cioran

An example of this is the German word Mädchen ("girl"); this is derived from Magd "maidservant" with the diminutive suffix -chen, and this suffix always makes the noun grammatically neuter. Source: Internet

Anne's maidservant Petra, an experienced and forthright girl, slightly older than the teen herself, offers her worldly but crass advice. Source: Internet

Many other conditions might also be inserted: such as that the wife should act as maidservant to her mother-in-law or to a first wife. Source: Internet

Mistaking her for his maidservant, Mary Ann, he orders Alice to go into the house and retrieve them, but once she gets inside she starts growing. Source: Internet

Maidservant Yue-ying is not one of those beauties. Source: Internet

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