1. a woman employed to work in a dairy, especially one who milks cows and makes butter and cheese
Usage: historical

Examples

• The dairymaid rose before dawn to milk the cows.
• In the 18th century, a skilled dairymaid was highly valued on any farm.
• The dairymaid churned butter in the cool stone dairy house.
• She worked as a dairymaid on her uncle’s farm for three years.
• The dairymaid carefully strained the fresh milk into clean pails.
• Victorian novels often featured hardworking dairymaids as characters.