milkwoman

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noun

A woman who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.

Similar
milklady
OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounmilkwoman (plural milkwomen)

plural milkwomen

  1. A woman who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.

    Synonyms: milklady

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA woman who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.

Similar
milklady
Also see
milklady

Origin

  1. Englishmilk
  2. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  4. Old Englishwīf
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  6. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  8. Old Englishmann
  9. Old Englishwīfmann
  10. Middle Englishwoman
  11. Englishmilkwoman

From milk + -woman.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian млека́рка
  • млека́рка (mlekárka)woman who delivers milk
Czech mlékařka
  • mlékařkawoman who delivers milk
Dutch melkboerin
  • melkboerinwoman who delivers milk
French laitière, crémière
  • laitièrewoman who delivers milk
  • crémièrewoman who delivers milk
German Milchfrau
  • Milchfrauwoman who delivers milk
Hindi दूधवाली
  • दूधवाली (dūdhvālī)woman who delivers milk
Hungarian tejesasszony
  • tejesasszonywoman who delivers milk
Italian lattaia
  • lattaiawoman who delivers milk
Polish mleczarka
  • mleczarkawoman who delivers milk
Portuguese leiteira
  • leiteirawoman who delivers milk
Romanian lăptăreasă
  • lăptăreasăwoman who delivers milk
Russian моло́чница
  • моло́чница (molóčnica)woman who delivers milk
Slovak mliekarka
  • mliekarkawoman who delivers milk
Spanish lechera
  • lecherawoman who delivers milk
Ukrainian моло́чниця
  • моло́чниця (molóčnycja)woman who delivers milk
Cite this entry
APA

milkwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milkwoman

MLA

“milkwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milkwoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milkwoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milkwoman.

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