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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Birney also enlisted Chase’s help with the case of his housekeeper, Mathilda.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Irena brought in her early-twenties Mexican housekeeper, Gabriela, for a consultation.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Molly the maid, by now promoted to head maid at her posh hotel, is on the spectrum, and her literal understanding of the world makes for both funny moments and good insights.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
6 July 2025
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Could the maid be delivering a letter from another suitor?—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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“Biddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biddy. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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