dairymaid

[ dair-ee-meyd ]

/ ˈdɛər iˌmeɪd /

noun

a girl or woman employed in a dairy.

Nearby words

dairy factory, dairy farm, dairyer, dairying, dairyland, dairymaid, dairyman, dairywoman, dais, daishiki, daisy

Origin of dairymaid

First recorded in 1590–1600; dairy + maid

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Examples from the Web for dairymaid

It's no more trouble to make up to a duchess than a dairymaid.
M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur."|G.J. Whyte-Melville
"It doesn't matter if her father was a duke and her mother a dairymaid," said Kathleen with emphasis.
The Rebel of the School|Mrs. L. T. Meade
Now the dairymaid, who happened to be a Methodist, stood near.
The Children's Pilgrimage|L. T. Meade
A Respectable woman wants situation as dairymaid, laundress, or fowl.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 30, 1917|Various

Then perhaps I may find a cottar's croft somewhere and settle down and marry a dairymaid.
The Great Hunger|Johan Bojer

British Dictionary definitions for dairymaid

dairymaid

/ (ˈdɛərɪˌmeɪd) /

noun

(esp formerly) a girl or woman who works in a dairy, esp one who milks cows and makes butter and cheese on a farm

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