handmaiden

noun

hand·maid·en ˈhan(d)-ˌmā-dᵊn

variants or less commonly handmaid

ˈhan(d)-ˌmād

Synonyms of handmaiden next

: a personal maid or female servant

: something whose essential function is to serve or assist

criticism is not the enemy of art but rather its handmaiden—

Gary Michael

Examples of handmaiden in a Sentence

the princess was intensely shy, and allowed only her handmaiden to enter her chambers

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Already convinced the coaches were nothing but handmaidens to the app, the firm piled on new clients heedlessly. —

Allison Pugh, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024 Some of its most savage jokes lie in the dynamics between master and servant — and none of those are more toxic than the one between Pampinea and her loyal handmaiden Misia (Derry Girls‘ Saoirse-Monica Jackson). —

Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024 Just for having been a handmaiden in that extraordinary outcome, hyperglobalization deserves—if not three—at least two cheers. —

Dev Patel, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024 In an 8-7 decision, the court rejected their attempt to remake the country’s judiciary into a handmaiden of the government. —

Lloyd Green, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for handmaiden