Explore Handmaiden through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like handmaid or servant. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Handmaiden meaning
- Alternative form of handmaid.
- A cisgender woman who supports transgender rights.
Synonyms of Handmaiden
Using Handmaiden
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of handmaid. | A cisgender woman who supports transgender rights.
- Useful related words include: handmaid, servant, subordinateness, subsidiarity.
- In the example corpus, handmaiden often appears in combinations such as: the handmaiden.
Context around Handmaiden
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Handmaiden
- In this selection, "handmaiden" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, egyptian, korean, hagar, padme and view stand out and add context to how "handmaiden" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include become a handmaiden to conservative and film the handmaiden. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "handmaiden" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with handmaiden
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The actor debuted in the Korean entertainment industry with the film The Handmaiden. (13 words)
Nu, also the name for the 10th lunar mansion, was a handmaiden represented by Epsilon, Mu, 3, and 4 Aquarii. (20 words)
But this new take will zero in on that relationship and sharpen things by showing how Gertrude becomes a mentor to her handmaiden. (23 words)
When the handmaiden Padme reveals herself to be the true Queen Amidala and humbles herself before Boss Nass, he has a change of heart and has the Gungans help distract the Trade Federation in the Battle of Naboo. (38 words)
The "Handmaiden" tradition, which saw secular studies of the universe as a very important and helpful part of arriving at a better understanding of scripture, was adopted throughout Christian history from early on. (33 words)
A crime drama based on the British novel takes place in colonial-era Korea, where a rich Japanese lady lives in secluded comfort until she hires a new Korean handmaiden. (30 words)
Example sentences (10)
Muslims also believe that Ishmael, the first son of Abraham (by the Egyptian handmaiden Hagar) was a prophet and messenger and the ancestor to the Ishmaelites in Islam.
The actor debuted in the Korean entertainment industry with the film The Handmaiden.
When the handmaiden Padme reveals herself to be the true Queen Amidala and humbles herself before Boss Nass, he has a change of heart and has the Gungans help distract the Trade Federation in the Battle of Naboo.
A crime drama based on the British novel takes place in colonial-era Korea, where a rich Japanese lady lives in secluded comfort until she hires a new Korean handmaiden.
But this new take will zero in on that relationship and sharpen things by showing how Gertrude becomes a mentor to her handmaiden.
A recent editorial about this was published in the British Journal of Psychiatry by Moncrieff, arguing that modern psychiatry has become a handmaiden to conservative political commitments.
For instance, the claim that early Christians rejected scientific findings by the Greco-Romans is false, since the "handmaiden" view of secular studies was seen to shed light on theology.
However, on at least one other occasion the term is used to refer to a woman who is not a wife specifically, the handmaiden of Jacob's wife.
Nu, also the name for the 10th lunar mansion, was a handmaiden represented by Epsilon, Mu, 3, and 4 Aquarii.
The "Handmaiden" tradition, which saw secular studies of the universe as a very important and helpful part of arriving at a better understanding of scripture, was adopted throughout Christian history from early on.
Common combinations with handmaiden
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: