lady's maid

American  

noun

1. a maid who is a woman's personal attendant, as in dressing.

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lady's maid British  

noun

1. a personal servant to a woman, esp in matters of dress and toilet

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Etymology

Origin of lady's maid

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

His father, Ernest, worked as a milkman while his mother, Ethel, had been a lady's maid before her marriage.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2022

"It's cyclical," explains star Raquel Cassidy, who plays a lady's maid in the franchise.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2022

Herbert George Wells was born in 1866 to an unsuccessful shopkeeper and a former lady’s maid.

From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2021

In 1924, Violet hires Denker as her lady’s maid to replace Collins, who was never given a first name, by the way.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2019

Also Ratchett, his valet, and the German lady’s maid.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie