Dairymaid is an English word with synonyms like milkmaid or farmhand. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Dairymaid in a sentence
Dairymaid meaning
A woman or girl who works in a dairy.
Using Dairymaid
- The main meaning on this page is: A woman or girl who works in a dairy.
- Useful related words include: milkmaid, farmhand, fieldhand, field hand.
Context around Dairymaid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dairymaid
- In this selection, "dairymaid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dairywoman stand out and add context to how "dairymaid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a dairymaid at the and by a dairymaid dairywoman or. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dairymaid" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dairymaid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These tasks were performed by a dairymaid (dairywoman) or dairyman. (10 words)
He met his wife Anne at Cassiobury, where she worked as a dairymaid at the Home Farm. (17 words)
The word dairy harkens back to Middle English dayerie, deyerie, from deye (female servant or dairymaid) and further back to Old English dæge (kneader of bread). (26 words)
The word dairy harkens back to Middle English dayerie, deyerie, from deye (female servant or dairymaid) and further back to Old English dæge (kneader of bread). (26 words)
He met his wife Anne at Cassiobury, where she worked as a dairymaid at the Home Farm. (17 words)
These tasks were performed by a dairymaid (dairywoman) or dairyman. (10 words)
Example sentences (3)
He met his wife Anne at Cassiobury, where she worked as a dairymaid at the Home Farm.
These tasks were performed by a dairymaid (dairywoman) or dairyman.
The word dairy harkens back to Middle English dayerie, deyerie, from deye (female servant or dairymaid) and further back to Old English dæge (kneader of bread).