lady's maid

noun

1. a maid who is a woman's personal attendant, as in dressing.

lady's maid

noun

1. a personal servant to a woman, esp in matters of dress and toilet

Word History and Origins

Origin of lady's maid¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

As she walked, the young lady’s maid passed the site where the Declaration of Independence had been written and adopted twenty years earlier.

From Literature

As lady’s maid to the president’s wife, her tasks included caring for the expensive silk and woolen clothing and the linens worn closest to the body, as well as delicate lace and handkerchiefs.

From Literature

Ona Judge, the teenage lady’s maid of America’s most famous woman, was getting her first taste of freedom.

From Literature

"The Queen was aware of how useful a tool style was to help convey her image as monarch," said Alicia Healey, who worked in the Queen's household for four years and has since written a book called "Wardrobe Wisdom from a Royal Lady's Maid: how to dress and take care of your clothes".

From Reuters

The composers of two songs in the vernacular span the social spectrum: One, playfully elegant, is by Marguerite, Queen of Navarre, and the other is by Martha Baerts, a lady’s maid.

From New York Times