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Definition of dairymaid

dairymaid

/ˈdɛr.iˌmeɪd/
dair · y · maid
Plural:dairymaids
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• noun

1

A woman or girl employed in a dairy, especially in former times, to milk cows and make butter and cheese.

Example

"In the nineteenth-century novel, the young dairymaid rose before dawn every morning to milk the herd and churn fresh butter."

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• Nearby Words

daiquiri
dairy
dairying
dairymaid
dairyman
daisy
daisylike

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in the late 16th century as a compound of 'dairy' (from Middle English 'deierie', meaning a room for making butter and cheese) and 'maid'. Historically, dairymaids played an unintentional role in medical history when Edward Jenner observed in 1796 that their frequent exposure to cowpox protected them from contracting smallpox, leading to the first vaccine.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Dairymaid. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/dairymaid
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