SKIVVY (skivvied)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: skivvied   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does skivvy mean? 

• SKIVVY (noun)
  The noun SKIVVY has 1 sense:

1. a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work

  Familiarity information: SKIVVY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SKIVVY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

skivvy; slavey

Hypernyms ("skivvy" is a kind of...):

domestic; domestic help; house servant (a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)