Bridget

Definition

An Irish housemaid.

Etymology

English form of the Irish saints' name Brighid, Brigid. Doublet of Bride.

Example Sentences

• "So long as any Bridget just landed (even before she has learned to walk comfortably in American shoes) can be sure of four dollars a week and her board and prequisites, it is the Bridgets who are really mistress of the situation."
• "My nurse, my Bridget, has gone back North. She said she wouldn’t stay another day down here among the ‘naygurs’ as she calls them."
• "Beggar lads, emigrants, mowers, slaves, rustics, Malays, Bridgets, and porters peopled her work […]"