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ladies-in-waiting

[ ley-deez-in-wey-ting ]
/ ˈleɪ diz ɪnˈweɪ tɪŋ /

noun

plural of lady-in-waiting.

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RELATED WORDS

soubrette, abigail, maid-in-waiting

Nearby words

ladies' room, ladies'-eardrops, ladies'-earrings, ladies'-tobacco, ladies'-tresses, ladies-in-waiting, ladies-of-the-night, ladin, lading, ladino, ladino clover

Definition for ladies-in-waiting (2 of 2)

lady-in-waiting

[ ley-dee-in-wey-ting ]
/ ˈleɪ di ɪnˈweɪ tɪŋ /

noun, plural la·dies-in-wait·ing.

a lady who is in attendance upon a queen or princess.
Facetious. a woman who is pregnant: flattering fashions for the lady-in-waiting.

Origin of lady-in-waiting

First recorded in 1860–65
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for ladies-in-waiting

lady-in-waiting

noun plural ladies-in-waiting

a lady of a royal household who attends a queen or princess
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