Dairymaids were more common when farms did more by hand, before industrialization.

Historical Role

In literature and movies, dairymaids are often portrayed as cheerful and hardworking.

Cultural Image

The term is outdated; modern dairy workers aren't typically called dairymaids.

Not Commonly Used

 which referred to a loaf of bread and is the direct ancestor of our modern word loaf, and daege, which meant maid and is the root of our word dairy, the place where the dairymaid works.