Meanings
plural dairymaids
- datedA woman or girl who works in a dairy.
Near-synonyms: dairywoman, dairygirl
1 more example
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., […], →OCLCSynonyms: dey, milkmaid, dairywoman, dairygirl
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA woman or girl who works in a dairy.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna woman who works in a dairy
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Danish malkepige
- malkepigewoman who works in a dairy
German Milchmädchen, Sennerin
- Milchmädchenwoman who works in a dairy
- Sennerinwoman who works in a dairy
- Melkerinwoman who works in a dairy
Hungarian fejőlány
- fejőlánywoman who works in a dairy
Norwegian Bokmål budeie
- budeiewoman who works in a dairy
Polish mleczarka, dojarka
- mleczarkawoman who works in a dairy
- dojarkawoman who works in a dairy
Romanian lăptăreasă
- lăptăreasăwoman who works in a dairy
Spanish lechera
- lecherawoman who works in a dairy
Swedish mjölkpiga
- mjölkpigawoman who works in a dairy
Cite this entry
dairymaid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dairymaid
“dairymaid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dairymaid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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