dwarfmaid

English

a dwarfmaid

Alternative forms

• dwarf-maid

Etymology

From dwarf +‎ maid.

Noun

dwarfmaid (plural dwarfmaids)

1. (fantasy) A female of the dwarf race.

   Synonyms: dwarfess, dwarfette, dwarrowdam

   • 1988, Elizabeth Moon, Divided Allegiance, unnumbered page:

     "What? She be the Goldenaxe? No—that would rive the rock indeed. No dwarfmaid wields coldmetal–"

   • 2002, Douglas Niles, World Fall, page 43:

     Throngs of people moved across the stone ground, though the dwarfmaid could still see the paving stones in many places.

   • 2018, Joseph R. Lallo, The Adventures of Rustle and Eddy, unnumbered page:

     Many people do not know about mermen, and I did not know about dwarfmaids.