milkmaid

[ milk-meyd ]

noun

1. a woman who milks cows or is employed in a dairy; dairymaid.

milkmaid

/ ˈmɪlkˌmeɪd /

noun

1. a girl or woman who milks cows

Word History and Origins

Origin of milkmaid¹

First recorded in 1545–55; milk + maid

Example Sentences

She was no longer the milkmaid, but a visionary essence of woman—a whole sex condensed into one typical form.

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How could Lady Castlewood peep through a keyhole, listen at a door, and be jealous of a boy and a milkmaid!

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Venator is seated with his arm round the waist of the pretty milkmaid.

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I never was cut out for even a milkmaid, myself, added Heavy.

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The farmer's daughter, who was a milkmaid, used to tend the gold-horned cow.

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