A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or
attendant.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/52738/handmaidenRSS for NodeTue, 28 Jul 2026 01:03:23 GMTTue, 02 May 2017 05:29:23 GMT60A woman who is perceived by a [radical feminist] as supporting the [patriarchy] by her actions or opinions, regardless of the womans actual position.
Often used as a get out of jail free card, [labeling] a woman as a handmaiden allows her position to be dismissed without further critical analysis or counteracting any arguments.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/192539https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/192539Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:34:02 GMTA [subordinate] chick who takes all her cues from the hottest girl in her [clique]. Sometimes a [closet lesbian] who often says when referencing her queen, Thats my friend! See also: slave.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/192538https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/192538Wed, 02 Sep 2020 13:25:05 GMTA [fertile] woman brought into a household where the wife is unable to [conceive].
She will then help with odd jobs [around the house], but will also be subject to sexual relations with the man/husband of the household in order to try and bear them a child.

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