milkmaid
/ˈmɪlkmeɪd/noun
milkmaid is spelled M-I-L-K-M-A-I-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, milkmaid means “A girl or young woman who milks the cows on a farm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of milkmaid is milkmaids.
How many letters and syllables are in milkmaid?
| Letters | 8: M-I-L-K-M-A-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is milkmaid?
Milkmaid appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce milkmaid?
- /ˈmɪlkmeɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-milkmaid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of milkmaid
- milkmaids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does milkmaid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A girl or young woman who milks the cows on a farm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Milkmaid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a young woman who milks the cows on a farm:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | laitière, trayeuse, fille de laiterie |
| German | Milchmädchen, Melkerin |
| Portuguese | leiteira, ordenhadora |
| Spanish | lechera, ordeñadora |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does milkmaid come from?
From milk + maid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).