Home › Words › C › cookesscookesscookess means A female cook.EtymologyFrom Middle English cookesse; equivalent to cook + -ess.nounA female cook.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cookee 90% match — A cook's helper, especially in a logging camp. vs cookess →cookeress 84% match — A female cooker. vs cookess →chefess 81% match — A female chef. vs cookess →cookmaid 76% match — A female servant who assists the cook. vs cookess →cocinera 73% match — A female cook, in Spanish-speaking regions. vs cookess →cook 72% match — A person who prepares food. vs cookess →cookish 67% match — Resembling or characteristic of a cook. vs cookess →cowherdess 67% match — A female cowherd. vs cookess →