dairywoman

Farm milk worker

A dairywoman is a woman who works with dairy products—milking cows, making cheese or butter, or selling milk and cream.

The term is old-fashioned, from when dairy work was often women's domain on farms: The dairywoman rose before dawn to begin the milking.

occupation

milkmaid

Female dairy worker

farm laborer · agricultural worker · pasteurizer · churner · homesteader · smallholder

historical

milkmaid

Female dairy worker

  • pailOpen-topped carrying vessel
  • yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
  • apronWaist-tied protective garment

bonnet · springhouse · churn · cheese cloth · milk cart · butter mold · earthenware · wooden bucket · cellar · farmstead

production

milking

Extracting animal dairy fluid

cream · curds · whey · pasteurization · yogurt · buttermilk · skimming · separating · curdling · rennet

Opposites
gender

dairywomandairyman

One who produces milk products

milkman · herdsman · cattleman · stockman

agricultural sector

dairywomanrancher

One who raises livestock

crop farmer · grain farmer · sheep farmer · pig farmer · beekeeper

occupation type

dairywomancity dweller

Urban area inhabitant

urbanite · office worker · consumer

Family

woman, dairy, womanhood, dairying, dairies, dairyman, dairymen, dairymaid, dairymaids

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