as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant
those poor old biddies were mostly Irishwomen who worked for old-line Yankee families
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Recent Examples of biddy
Meanwhile, Daniel and his folks are driving all over Los Angeles to find this M.I.A. biddy, which becomes near impossible once Thelma cannily ditches her life-alert bracelet.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
Either the biddy or the hound would be trampled ’neath Beetle Bailey’s hooves.
—Gary Gulman, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2023
She was last seen by both Mahito and the gaggle of biddies that work at the country estate walking into the woods, toward the tower….
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
No longer an axe-wielding biddy but a flower just beginning to bloom, Pearl is eager to leave behind her strict German mother, infirm father and small-town farm life for the dream-factory promises of Hollywood USA.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2022
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
Either the biddy or the hound would be trampled ’neath Beetle Bailey’s hooves.
—Gary Gulman, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2023
She was last seen by both Mahito and the gaggle of biddies that work at the country estate walking into the woods, toward the tower….
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
No longer an axe-wielding biddy but a flower just beginning to bloom, Pearl is eager to leave behind her strict German mother, infirm father and small-town farm life for the dream-factory promises of Hollywood USA.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biddy
Noun
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Kathy Bates plays Dolores, a hardscrabble Maine housekeeper who hasn't seen her estranged daughter, Selena (Jennifer Jason Leigh), in 15 years.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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Before her arrest, Arias-Cristobal was helping her mother, who is a housekeeper, with cleaning in order to make ends meet.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
14 May 2025
Noun
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His clothing choices can sometimes be as provocative as his opinions: On a recent trip to Japan, Mr. Piker wore a tight French maid’s outfit, a pair of fuzzy cat ears and a demure string of pearls while streaming from one of the country’s maid cafes.—
Jack Crosbie,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Snow White gets a much more meaningful backstory The original Disney film begins with a few short sentences about how Snow White was forced to work as a scullery maid for her vile stepmother, the Queen.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Biddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biddy. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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