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Definition of "milkmaid" [milk•maid]

  • A girl or woman who milks cows. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "milkmaid" in a sentence
  • "For the occasion, she wore a colorful blouse and shorts, with her hair in milkmaid braids."
  • "Dressed in milkmaid outfits, they leap and tumble, twirl and bow, making evident Elkins 'and their own geeky admiration for the film."
  • "So Blamire can scarcely be described as a milkmaid!"