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biddy

noun

Definition of biddy

as in housekeeper

a female domestic servant The mansion was formerly owned by a series of old-line families that relied on biddies to maintain it.

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Recent Examples of biddy The key figure turns out to be Alex’s mysterious Aunt Gladys, played in full psycho-biddy drag by Amy Madigan. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025 Either the biddy or the hound would be trampled ’neath Beetle Bailey’s hooves. — Gary Gulman, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2023

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Wash and Dry It Properly For down, feather, and polyester pillows, Audrey Goh, an executive housekeeper at Halekulani, says washing and thoroughly drying them can help restore loft, as this breaks down sweat and oil buildup.

— Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 22 Aug. 2026
The housekeeper never notified management about them before tossing them in the resort’s dumpster.

— David Goodhue August 21, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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The maid who let the Clue Gang into the room calls the demonstrably quite fallible Philly cops, who arrive in force.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Sullivan was an Irish immigrant who had been working as a maid for the Bordens for more than two years.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

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