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dairymaid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From dairy + maid.

Meanings

1. (dated) A woman or girl who works in a dairy.
   • But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶[…]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window[…], and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge, little dreaming that the deadly tube was levelled at them. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
   • Near-synonyms: dairywoman, dairygirl

Forms

Coordinates

dairyman

Hypernyms

dairy farmer · dairyer

Synonyms

dey · milkmaid · dairygirl · dairywoman

Translations (13)

enm deye (woman who works in a dairy) · de Melkerin (woman who works in a dairy) · da malkepige (woman who works in a dairy) · de Milchmädchen (woman who works in a dairy) · sv mjölkpiga (woman who works in a dairy) · es lechera (woman who works in a dairy) · nb budeie (woman who works in a dairy) · ro lăptăreasă (woman who works in a dairy) · de Sennerin (woman who works in a dairy) · hu fejőlány (woman who works in a dairy) · nn budeie (woman who works in a dairy) · pl mleczarka (woman who works in a dairy) · pl dojarka (woman who works in a dairy)