bowerwoman

English

noun

Definitions

(historical) A female servant who waits upon a lady in her bedroom.

Etymology

Compound from English bower (peasant, farmer) + English woman.

Origin

English

woman

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Connachtwoman English
Corkwoman English
Cornishwoman English
Kerrywoman English
Klanswoman English
Leinsterwoman English
Mayowoman English
Munsterwoman English
Orangewoman English
Scotchwoman English
Wonder Woman English
Yorkshirewoman English
adwoman English
aircraftswoman English
aircraftwoman English
almswoman English
antiwoman English
apewoman English
applewoman English
artillerywoman English
axewoman English
bagwoman English
bargewoman English
barwoman English
basketwoman English
batswoman English
beggarwoman English
bellwoman English
biowoman English
blueswoman English
boatwoman English
bondswoman English
bower English
bower bird English
bowered English
bowerland English
bowerless English
bowery English
bowwoman English
burly English
bushelwoman English
bushwoman English
butterwoman English
cabwoman English
cakewoman English
careerwoman English
catwoman English
cavalrywoman English
cavewoman English
churchwoman English
cis woman English
clanswoman English
clubwoman English
coachwoman English
cocklewoman English
conjurewoman English
corpswoman English
counterwoman English
crewwoman English
deliverywoman English
doorwoman English
dustwoman English
enwoman English
everywoman English
ferrywoman English
fishwife English
flagwoman English
floorwoman English
freedwoman English
freewoman English
frontierswoman English
frontierwoman English
frontwoman English
funnywoman English
garbagewoman English
gatewoman English
groundswoman English
guildswoman English
handicraftswoman English
handywoman English
helmswoman English
henchwoman English
herbwoman English
herdswoman English
highwaywoman English
hillwoman English
hitwoman English
huntswoman English
imbower English
infantrywoman English
ironwoman English
jazzwoman English
journeywoman English
jurywoman English
kennelwoman English
liegewoman English
liverywoman English
longshorewoman English
mailwoman English
markswoman English
megawoman English
merchantwoman English
merwoman English
middlewoman English
militiawoman English
needlewoman English
neighbour English
newspaperwoman English
nonwoman English
nurserywoman English
one-upwomanship English
outdoorswoman English
oysterwoman English
panwoman English
patrolwoman English
penwoman English
piewoman English
pitchwoman English
plainswoman English
ploughwoman English
plowwoman English
postwoman English
poultrywoman English
presswoman English
pro-woman English
raftswoman English
railwaywoman English
railwoman English
ranchwoman English
reinswoman English
repairwoman English
riflewoman English
schoolwoman English
scrubwoman English
selectwoman English
shopwoman English
showwoman English
sidewoman English
silkwoman English
slaughterwoman English
spearwoman English
steerswoman English
stockwoman English
storewoman English
strawwoman English
strongwoman English
stuntwoman English
tallywoman English
taxwoman English
tirewoman English
toywoman English
tradeswoman English
transwoman English
triggerwoman English
tripewoman English
unwoman English
venirewoman English
vestrywoman English
wardswoman English
warehousewoman English
washwoman English
watchwoman English
weatherwoman English
wingwoman English
wolfwoman English
woman English
womanchild English
womanflesh English
womanfriend English
womanful English
womanhater English
womanhating English
womanhead English
womanhood English
womanhunt English
womanish English
womanism English
womanist English
womanistic English
womanize English
womankind English
womanless English
womanlike English
womanlover English
womanly English
womannap English
womanness English
womanpower English
womanservant English
womanspeak English
womansplain English
womanward English
woodswoman English
workingwoman English
en Old English
man Old English
mann Old English
wife Old English
wīf Old English
bour Middle English
woman Middle English
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