milkmaid

noun

milk·​maid ˈmilk-ˌmād How to pronounce milkmaid (audio)

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Look no further than Kendall Jenner's butter milkmaid dress at Coachella or the naked dressing ban at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival (which came shortly after reactions to various revealing looks at the Met Gala earlier this month). Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 25 May 2025 Look no further than the ubiquity of the buttery milkmaid dress (as seen on Kendall Jenner at Coachella). Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 May 2025 The music festival has become a beacon of off-beat, boho fashion − but, now that that style is mainstream, a milkmaid dress is what makes people stop and pay attention. Charles Trepany, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025 Image In a pale prairie dress styled with blond wavy hair, the singer conjured an effortlessly glamorous milkmaid while performing with Arca. Anthony Rotunno, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for milkmaid

Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of milkmaid was in 1552

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“Milkmaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milkmaid. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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milkmaid

noun
milk·​maid ˈmilk-ˌmād How to pronounce milkmaid (audio)
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