noun
- plural of dairymaid; women employed to work in a dairy, especially in milking cows and processing milk products
Usage: historical; archaic
Examples
- The dairymaids rose before dawn to milk the cows.
- In the 18th century, dairymaids were essential workers on large farms.
- The estate employed several dairymaids to manage the milk production.
- Dairymaids traditionally wore aprons to protect their clothing while working.
- The novel depicted the hard life of dairymaids in rural England.
- Modern dairy farms use machines instead of employing dairymaids.