Synonyms of handmaidens

handmaidens

noun

variants also handmaids

plural of handmaiden

as in housekeepers

a female domestic servant

the princess was intensely shy, and allowed only her handmaiden to enter her chambers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• housekeepers
• maids
• maidservants
• charwomen
• housemaids
• biddies
• house girls
• skivvies
• wenches
• attendants
• chambermaids
• chars
• ladies-in-waiting
• nursemaids
• menials
• domestics
• au pairs
• amahs
• maids-in-waiting
• ayahs
• abigails

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of handmaidens

There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames. — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance? — Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026

The handmaids’ crimson robes evolved into protest iconography around the world because the story captured fears about authoritarianism and gender more viscerally than overt political messaging ever could. — Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

Curators pop up in famous artists’ biographies all the time, usually as handmaidens to the creator’s genius, opening a door to a gallery here or supporting a grant application there. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026

The common foe of all is expansionist Iran and its handmaidens Hamas and Hezbollah. — Josef Joffe, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026