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“Handmade” or “Handmaid”

handmade / handmaid are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

handmade hh·AE·n·d·m·EY·d

  • adjectivemade by hand or a hand process.

handmaid

  • nounin a subordinate position.
  • nouna personal maid or female attendant.
Usage

Examples in context

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“handmade”

  • …roof, the door with its handmade nails and a niche with…
  • …brick and local flamed and handmade stone were used as building…
  • Seventeenth-century metal pins were handmade and relatively expensive, but they…
  • Handmade bricks first used for construction…
  • …beside the book in a handmade Solander box.
  • In 2010, Rhino Handmade re-released the original quadraphonic mix…
  • …1986 HandMade Films production Shanghai Surprise.
  • …filigrees, silver-casting, sculptures (miniatures), and handmade products (necklaces, rings).
  • …for its local hand-made carpet industry.
  • …A, EMS VCS3 II, computers, handmade instruments, various effects

“handmaid”

  • …of that faithful servant and handmaid of the Lord.

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