One of eight "a-milking" in a Christmas carol (4)

I believe the answer is:

maid

(Other definitions for maid that I've seen before include "- - -of-all-work" , "Damsel" , "Serving girl" , "daughter?" , "Young woman - servant" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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