second girl

noun

A female house-servant responsible for relatively light work, such as chamber-work or waiting at table.

Meanings

nounsecond girl (plural second girls)

plural second girls

  1. historicalA female house-servant responsible for relatively light work, such as chamber-work or waiting at table.
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APA

second girl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20girl

MLA

“second girl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20girl. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second girl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20girl.

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