ladies-in-waiting

la·dies-in-wait·ing

[ley-deez-in-wey-ting]
noun
plural of lady-in-waiting.
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la·dy-in-wait·ing

[ley-dee-in-wey-ting]
noun, plural la·dies-in-wait·ing.
1.
a lady who is in attendance upon a queen or princess.
2.
Facetious. a woman who is pregnant: flattering fashions for the lady-in-waiting.

Origin:
1860–65

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lady-in-waiting
 
n , pl ladies-in-waiting
a lady of a royal household who attends a queen or princess

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