Handmaiden

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A handmaiden (nowadays less commonly handmaid or maidservant) is a personal maid or female servant.^[1] (The term is also used metaphorically for something whose primary role is to serve or assist.)^[1] Depending on culture or historical period, a handmaiden may be of slave status or may be simply an employee. The terms handmaiden and handmaid are synonyms.^[1]