MAID-IN-WAITING


Meaning of MAID-IN-WAITING in English

Pronunciation: ' m ā d- ə n- ' w ā -ti ŋ

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural maids-in-wait · ing \ ' m ā dz- ə n- \

Date: 1953

: a young woman of a queen's or princess's household appointed to attend her

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