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noun
A woman who works in a dairy, or who delivers dairy products.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: dairymaid, milkmaid, dey, dairygirl
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English dairy Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English dairywoman From dairy + -woman.
