Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Handmaid \Hand"maid"\, Handmaiden \Hand"maiden\, n.
   A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.

Source : WordNet®

handmaiden
     n 1: in a subordinate position; "theology should be the
          handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of
          the church" [syn: {handmaid}, {servant}]
     2: a personal maid or female attendant [syn: {handmaid}]