Dairymaid
noun
A woman or girl who works in a dairy, caring for the cows and making, butter, and cheese.
The dairymaid woke up early to milk the cows on the farm.
noun
A woman or girl who works in a dairy, caring for the cows and making, butter, and cheese.
The dairymaid woke up early to milk the cows on the farm.
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Pro Tip 1/3Historical Role
Dairymaids were more common when farms did more by hand, before industrialization.
Paintings from the 1800s often feature dairymaids at work.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Image
In literature and movies, dairymaids are often portrayed as cheerful and hardworking.
The cheerful dairymaid in the novel brought fresh milk every morning.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Commonly Used
The term is outdated; modern dairy workers aren't typically called dairymaids.
Finding a dairymaid today is rare, as the industry has modernized.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Role
Dairymaids were more common when farms did more by hand, before industrialization.
Paintings from the 1800s often feature dairymaids at work.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Image
In literature and movies, dairymaids are often portrayed as cheerful and hardworking.
The cheerful dairymaid in the novel brought fresh milk every morning.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Commonly Used
The term is outdated; modern dairy workers aren't typically called dairymaids.
Finding a dairymaid today is rare, as the industry has modernized.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Role
Dairymaids were more common when farms did more by hand, before industrialization.
Paintings from the 1800s often feature dairymaids at work.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Image
In literature and movies, dairymaids are often portrayed as cheerful and hardworking.
The cheerful dairymaid in the novel brought fresh milk every morning.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Commonly Used
The term is outdated; modern dairy workers aren't typically called dairymaids.
Finding a dairymaid today is rare, as the industry has modernized.
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Mysteries of vernacular:...
which referred to a loaf of bread and is the direct ancestor of our modern word loaf, and daege, which meant maid and is the root of our word dairy, the place where the dairymaid works.
Video examples
Mysteries of vernacular:...
which referred to a loaf of bread and is the direct ancestor of our modern word loaf, and daege, which meant maid and is the root of our word dairy, the place where the dairymaid works.
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