dairymaid

English

Etymology

From dairy +‎ maid.

Noun

dairymaid (plural dairymaids)

(dated) A woman who works in a dairy.
Synonyms: dairywoman, dey, milkmaid

Hypernyms: dairyer, dairy farmer

Coordinate term: dairyman
- 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
  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.

Translations

woman who works in a dairy

German: Milchmädchen (de) n, Sennerin (de) f, Melkerin (de) f
Hungarian: fejőlány (hu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: budeie m or f

Nynorsk: budeie f
Romanian: lăptăreasă (ro) f
Spanish: lechera (es) f
Swedish: mjölkpiga (sv) c

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