biddy
1 of 2noun (1)
bid·dy ˈbi-dē 
plural biddies
: hen sense 1a
also : a young chicken
biddy
2 of 2noun (2)
plural biddies
1
: a hired girl or cleaning woman
2
usually disparaging : woman
especially : an elderly woman
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- char [British]
- charwoman
- handmaiden
- handmaid
- house girl
- housekeeper
- housemaid
- maid
- maidservant
- skivvy [British]
- wench
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
perhaps imitative
Noun (2)
diminutive of the name Bridget
First Known Use
Noun (1)
circa 1616, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
circa 1785, in the meaning defined at sense 2
biddy
noun
as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant those poor old biddies were mostly Irishwomen who worked for old-line Yankee families Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- housekeeper
- maid
- wench
- charwoman
- skivvy
- handmaiden
- handmaid
- char
- housemaid
- maidservant
- house girl
- abigail
- chambermaid
- nursemaid
- domestic
- attendant
- amah
- menial
- lady-in-waiting
- au pair
- ayah
- maid-in-waiting
- stimulancy
- stimulant
- stimulants
- stimulate
- stimulated
- stimulaters
- stimulates
- stimulating
- stimulatingly
- stimulation
- stimulations
- stimulative
- stimulatives
- stimulator
- stimulators
- stimulatory
- stimuli
- stimulogenous
- stimulus
- stimulus diffusion
- stimulus error
- stimulus threshold
- stimulus word
- stimuluses
- stimying