What does handmaiden mean?
Handmaiden means Alternative form of handmaid..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of handmaid..
Online and over Shabbat dinners, arguments about the election have grown bitter. Those grudgingly planning to vote for Labour have been called traitors to the community and self-hating Jews. Anti-Corbyn die-hards, on the other hand, have been branded the handmaidens of a hard Brexit.
The fact that it is not possible to be seen as a supporter of trans people's human rights, as all feminists are or at least should be, unless we fully capitulate and take the metaphorical – and sometimes literal – boot in the face shows how extreme trans activists, enabled by their handmaiden allies, are nothing but a misogynistic men’s rights movement.
Solidarity with trans people but not women[,] I note[,] Angela. Especially the boring ones who fought for rights that you now enjoy. Enjoy being a handmaiden.
I have been called a handmaiden, a “pick me” girl, and been accused of vying for male attention.
Use handmaiden when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Handmaiden means Alternative form of handmaid..
Common synonyms include servant, handmaid.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Online and over Shabbat dinners, arguments about the election have grown bitter. Those grudgingly planning to vote for Labour have been called traitors to the community and self-hating Jews. Anti-Corbyn die-hards, on the other hand, have been branded the handmaidens of a hard Brexit.
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