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Definitions: Handmaid |
HandmaidNoun1. In a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church". 2. A personal maid or female attendant. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "handmaid" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Bible | Handmaid servant (Gen. 16:1; Ruth 3:9; Luke 1:48). It is probable that Hagar was Sarah's personal attendant while she was in the house of Pharaoh, and was among those maid-servants whom Abram had brought from Egypt. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: HandmaidSynonyms: handmaiden (n), servant (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Auxiliary | Aide-de-camp, secretary, clerk, associate, marshal; right-hand, right-hand man, Friday, girl Friday, man Friday, gopher, gofer; candle-holder, bottle-holder; handmaid; servant; puppet, cat's-paw, jackal. |
Instrumentality | Minister, handmaid; midwife, accoucheur, accoucheuse, obstetrician; gobetween; cat's-paw; stepping-stone. |
Servant | Maid, maidservant; handmaid; confidente, lady's maid, abigail, soubrette; amah, biddy, nurse, bonne, ayah; nursemaid, nursery maid, house maid, parlor maid, waiting maid, chamber maid, kitchen maid, scullery maid; femme de chambre, femme fille; camarista; chef de cuisine,cordon bleu, cook, scullion, Cinderella; potwalloper; maid of all work, servant of all work; laundress, bedmaker; journeyman, charwoman; (worker); bearer, chokra, gyp, hamal, scout. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Handmaid |
| English words defined with "handmaid": Ancille. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "handmaid": Naphtali ♦ Phædria, Phaon ♦ Zilpah. (references) |
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| Author | Quotation |
James Russell Lowell | Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty. |
Schaff | Architecture is a handmaid of devotion. A beautiful church is a sermon in stone and its spire a finger pointing to heaven. |
The Advancement and Learning | All good moral philosphy is but the handmaid to religion. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| "Handmaid" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 76.47% of the time. "Handmaid" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 76.47% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Noun (proper) | 17.65% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (common) | 5.88% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 17 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "handmaid"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
German | Handlanger (dogsbody, handyman, henchman, odd-job man). (various references) | |
Greek | υπηρέτρια (maid, maid servant, servant, servant girl, servant maid, wench). (various references) | |
Italian | ancella (maid). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | andmaidhay.(various references) | |
Romanian | slujnicã (domestic, handmaiden, maid-of-all-works). (various references) | |
Spanish | peon (handyman). (various references) | |
Turkish | hizmetçi (charwoman, domestic, domestic help, domestic servant, factotum, help, helper, housemaid, maid, maidservant, menial, servant, servant maid, server, servitor, skivvy, slavey, waiting girl, waiting maid), yanaşma (approach), evlatlık (adopted child, adoptive child, foster child, fosterling), en büyük yardımcı, besleme (alimentation, feeding, lead in, nourishment, nurse, nurture, nutrition, servant girl, supply, sustenance, sustentation). (various references) | |
Welsh | llawforwyn, gwasanaethyddes, gwasanaethferch (handmaiden). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 35, Verse 25 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Uioi de ballaV paidiskhV rachl dan kai nefqali |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Filii Balae ancillae Rahelis Dan et Nepthalim |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | The sonnes of Bilha Rahels mayde: Dan and Nepthali. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant: Dan and Naphtali; |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 35, Verse 25 |
| Bulgarian | а синовете на ахилината слугиня 'ала: "ан и Нефталим; |
| Cebuano | Ug ang mga anak nga lalake ni Bilha, nga binatonan ni Raquel, si Dan ug si Nepthali. |
| Chinese | 拉 結 的 使 女 辟 拉 所 " 的 是 但 、 拿 弗 他 利 。 |
| Croatian | s Bilhom, Rahelinom sluškinjom: Dana i Naftalija; |
| Danish | Rakels Trælkvinde Bilhas Sønner: Dan og Naftali; |
| Dutch | En de zonen van Bilha, Rachels dienstmaagd: Dan en Nafthali. |
| Finnish | Bilhan, Raakelin orjattaren, pojat olivat Daan ja Naftali. |
| French | Fils de Bilha, servante de Rachel: Dan et Nephthali. |
| German | die Söhne Bilhas, Rahels Magd: Dan und Naphthali; |
| Haitian Creole | Men non pitit Bila, sèvant Rachèl la, te fè pou li yo: Dann ak Nèftali. |
| Hungarian | A Rákhel szolgálójának Bilhának fiai: Dán és Nafthali. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Anak-anak Bilha, hamba Rahel ialah Dan serta Naftali. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka anak laki-laki Bilha, sahaya Rakhel, itulah Dan dan Naftali. |
| Italian | I figli di Bila, schiava di Rachele: Dan e Nèftali. |
| Korean | 라 헬 의 여 종 빌 하 의 소 생 은 단 과, 납 달 리 ", |
| Maori | Ko nga tama a Piriha, pononga wahine a Rahera; ko Rana raua ko Napatari: |
| Modern Greek | οι δε υιοι της 'αλλας, θεραπαινης της Ραχηλ, "αν και Νεφθαλι· |
| Norwegian | Og Rakels trælkvinne Bilhas sønner var: Dan og Naftali. |
| Portuguese | os filhos de Bila, serva de Raquel: Dã e Naftali; |
| Rumanian | Fiii Bilhei, roaba Rahelii: Dan wi Neftali. - |
| Russian | уЩОПЧШС чБММЩ, УМХЦБОЛЙ тБИЙМЙОПК: дБО Й оЕЖЖБМЙН. |
| Spanish | Los hijos de Bilha, sierva de Raquel: Dan y Neftalí. |
| Swedish | Bilhas, Rakels tjänstekvinnas, söner voro Dan och Naftali. |
| Thai | บุตรชายของนางบิลฮาห์ สาวใช้ของนางราเชลชื่อ "าน และนัฟทาลี |
| Ukrainian | А сини Білги, невільниці ахілиної: "ан і Нефталим. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "handmaid": handmaiden, handmaidens, handmaids. (additional references) | |
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"Handmaid" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Adhmaid, anadamide, Hadamard, Hamdard, Hansma, hindawi, hongmid. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-d-h-i-m-n" | |
-2 letters: aidman. | |
-3 letters: adman, amain, amnia, anima, daman, mania, naiad. | |
-4 letters: amah, amia, amid, amin, dada, damn, hand, hind, maid, main, mana, mina, mind, nada. | |
-5 letters: aah, add, aha, aid, aim, ain, ama, ami, ana, and, ani, dad, dah, dam, did, dim, din, had, ham, hid, him, hin, mad, man, mid, nah, nam, nim. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-d-h-i-m-n" | |
+1 letter: handmaids. | |
+2 letters: handmaiden, maidenhead. | |
+3 letters: handmaidens, maidenheads. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 61 6E 64 6D 61 69 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).... .- -. -.. -- .- .. -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01100001 01101110 01100100 01101101 01100001 01101001 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H a n d m a i d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 0061 006E 0064 006D 0061 0069 0064 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4267807079677570 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Familiar 6. Usage Frequency 7. Translations: Modern 8. Bible Trace | 9. Derivations 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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