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milkmaid

Meaning of "milkmaid" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF MILKMAID

ˈmɪlkˌmeɪd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILKMAID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Milkmaid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MILKMAID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Milkmaid

A milkmaid is a girl or woman employed to milk dairy cows. She also used the milk to prepare dairy products such as cream, butter, and cheese. Many large houses employed milkmaids instead of having other servants do the work. The term milkmaid is not the female equivalent of milkman in the sense of one who delivers milk to the consumer; it is the female equivalent of milkman in the sense of cowman.

Definition of milkmaid in the English dictionary

The definition of milkmaid in the dictionary is a girl or woman who milks cows.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MILKMAID

barmaid · bondmaid · bridemaid · bridesmaid · chambermaid · cookmaid · dairymaid · handmade · handmaid · housemaid · machine-made · made · maid · mermaid · nursemaid · nurserymaid · pantrymaid · precision-made · schoolmaid · seamaid

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILKMAID

milkily · milkiness · milking · milking machine · milking parlour · milking shed · milking stool · milking time · milkless · milklike · milkman · milkmen · milko · milkshake · milkshed · milksop · milksopping · milksoppy · milktoast · milkweed

WORDS THAT END LIKE MILKMAID

afraid · aid · braid · first aid · Haid · kitchenmaid · lady´s maid · laid · Medicaid · meter maid · old maid · overlaid · paid · parlourmaid · plaid · prepaid · raid · said · scullery maid · unpaid

Synonyms and antonyms of milkmaid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «milkmaid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MILKMAID

Find out the translation of milkmaid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of milkmaid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «milkmaid» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

挤奶女工
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

lechera
570 millions of speakers
en

English

milkmaid
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

ग्वालिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محلبة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

доярка
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

leiteira
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

দুগ্ধদোহনকারিণী
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

trayeuse
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Susu lembu
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Melkerin
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ミルクメイド
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

젖 짜는
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Milkmaid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cô bán sưa
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

milkmaid
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मिल्कमिड
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sütçü kız
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

mungitrice
65 millions of speakers
pl

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dojarka
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

доярка
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

mulgătoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χωριατοπούλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

melk meisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

milkmaid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

budeie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of milkmaid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILKMAID»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about milkmaid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILKMAID»

Discover the use of milkmaid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to milkmaid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vermeer's Milkmaid and Other Stories
A volume of sixteen short works by the author of The Carpenter's Pencil includes the tales of a traveling lingerie salesperson who is helped in a miraculous way by a rock musician, a love-addled bank robber who botches a job, and a sleepy ...
Manuel Rivas, 2008
2
The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid (Webster's Japanese ...
Webster's edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of difficult and potentially ambiguous English words.
Thomas Hardy, 2008
3
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
The milkmaid is going to the market to sell her milk. Then she will have some money. What will she buy? Will the milkmaid get what she wants?
Nigel Croser, 2011
4
Multicultural Fables and Fairy Tales: Stories and Activities ...
MILKMAID. AND. HER. PAIL. AESOP. OBJECTIVE: To relate fables to everyday life STORY SUMMARY: A milkmaid plans what she will do with the money she gets for her pail of milk. The milk spills, and all the milkmaid's plans are for naught . I ...
Tara McCarthy, 1993
5
Pandit And The Milkmaid And Other Tales Told By Ramakrishna ...
Shri Ramakrishna was a saintly person of Bengal of the nineteenth century. He would tell simple stories to make fine points about the conduct of life. Here are some of them.
Gayatri Madan Dutt, 1980
6
Understanding Robert Coover
The second piece, "The Milkmaid of Samaniego," continues this mixture of objective vision and inclusion of the reader, the narrator endowing the reader with certain responses. In this case, Coover offers a pastoral scene: an old man sits at the ...
Brian Evenson, 2003
7
Amina the Milkmaid
This is the story of a milkmaid who becomes a prince.
Fatima Pam, 1988
8
Uncommon Mathematical Excursions: Polynomia and Related Realms
The max/min problem that we will look at is sometimes called the Milkmaid problem. The milkmaid must go from her cottage to the river, and then to the barn with a bucket of water for her cow. In Fig. 6.1, she starts at A, the river is indicated by ...
Dan Kalman, 2009
9
The Poetical Works Of Janet Little The Scotch Milkmaid
From Elly's Land was heard the harp of wo; A shepherd, once the blithest of the throng, Did mirth inspiring, sportive notes forego, And steep'd in tears the melancholy song.
Janet Little, 2004
10
Strindberg's The Ghost Sonata: From Text to Performance
The Milkmaid and the Dead Man are the two ghosts of the play. Their function is similar to that of the Ghost in Hamlet. They bear witness to secret crimes which must be expiated. Shakespeare makes this quite clear by letting his Ghost address ...
Egil Törnqvist, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILKMAID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term milkmaid is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Who Is The Sound of Music Tour Star Kerstin Anderson? See the …
... Kerstin looks great in milkmaid braids (not necessarily a prerequisite to play Maria von Trapp, but it helps). Two, the new Sound of Music star ... «Broadway.com, Jul 15»
2
The shops of old Penicuik – part 3
... ago the left-hand inner window displayed a piece of decaying paper depicting a milkmaid and a brown cow, which was the Buttercup motif. «MidLothian Advertiser, Jul 15»
3
10 Hairstyles to Help Hide Outgrown Roots
Draw attention away from your roots with this milkmaid-style braided ... From milkmaid braids to ballerina buns, there are a ton of cute 'dos to ... «StyleCaster, Jul 15»
4
50 of the Hottest Summer Hairstyles For Short Hair
Try the face-framing milkmaid braids. French braid starting from the front to back, and just tie them together where they meet in the back. «StyleCaster, Jul 15»
5
Croquet is a sport that makes you want to cheat and kill
... an incongruity to compete with Marie Antoinette frolicking in the grounds of the Petit Trianon dressed as a milkmaid.' But that was misleading. «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Tiny Finland Could Complicate New Greek Bailout Deal
“This is a moral hazard and a pyramid scheme that will continue as long as the milkmaid has a cash cow to milk.” Finland isn't powerful enough ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
7
The hot beauty news
Summer is the perfect time to wear hair up and loose, so instead of fighting your hair why not try a fat bun or a milkmaid braid? They're still in ... «AhlanLive.com, Jul 15»
8
Art blogger Jeff Hamada modernizes art classics with a …
There's some gender-bending: Vermeer's The Milkmaid features a guy in a yellow T-shirt, and another man stands (or lies) in for ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
9
Damaged loan trust costs Greece dearly
... has branded Greek bailouts as "a moral hazard and a pyramid scheme that will continue as long as the milkmaid has a cash cow to milk". «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
10
5 Ways to Achieve a Chic Braid
Whether you're after a badass Katniss Everdeen French plait or a feminine milkmaid braid, there's a ton of styles to suit every look, making them ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
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