Home › Words › H › handywomanhandywomanhandywoman means A woman who does small tasks and odd jobs.EtymologyFrom handy + woman.nounA woman who does small tasks and odd jobs.An uncertified midwife; a woman who attends at childbirths but who lacks a medical qualification.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chorewoman 70% match — A woman employed to carry out chores. vs handywoman →workwoman 68% match — A woman who performs manual labour. vs handywoman →houseworker 65% match — One who does the housework; a homemaker. vs handywoman →tradeswoman 65% match — A female skilled manual worker vs handywoman →handcraftswoman 64% match — A handicraftswoman. vs handywoman →housemaker 64% match — homemaker vs handywoman →handicraftswoman 63% match — A female practitioner of a handicraft. vs handywoman →charwoman 63% match — A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages. vs handywoman →