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handmaiden
hand·maid H0044900 (hănd′mād′) also hand·maid·en (-mād′n)n.1. A woman attendant or servant.2. often handmaiden Something that accompanies or is attendant on another: "the traditional notion that government was the handmaiden of business" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).handmaiden (ˈhændˌmeɪdən) or handmaidn1. a person or thing that serves a useful but subordinate purpose: logic is the handmaid of philosophy. 2. archaic a female servant or attendantThesaurus| Noun | 1. | handmaiden - in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"handmaid, servantsubordinateness, subsidiarity - secondary importance | | 2. | handmaiden - a personal maid or female attendanthandmaidhousemaid, maid, maidservant, amah - a female domestic |
Translationshandmaiden
Synonyms for handmaidennoun in a subordinate positionSynonymsRelated Words- subordinateness
- subsidiarity
noun a personal maid or female attendantSynonymsRelated Words- housemaid
- maid
- maidservant
- amah
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