Associations to the word «Milkmaid»

Wiktionary

MILKMAID, noun. A girl or young woman who milked the cows on a farm before milking machines were introduced in the 20th century.

Dictionary definition

MILKMAID, noun. A woman who works in a dairy.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats