Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milkmaid

/ˈmɪlkmeɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
milk-maid
IPA
/ˈmɪlkmeɪd/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A girl or young woman who milks the cows on a farm.

Etymology

From milk + maid.

Inflected Forms

milkmaids (plural) milk-maid (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

milkmaidy

Phrases

milkmaid's yoke

Frequently Paired Words

dairyman milkman

Synonyms

dairymaid dairywoman

Questions

How do you pronounce milkmaid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪlkmeɪd/.
What does milkmaid mean?
A girl or young woman who milks the cows on a farm.
Where does milkmaid come from?
From milk + maid.

How to pronounce milkmaid

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈmɪlkmeɪd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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