girl Friday

noun
🔊/ˌɡɜːl ˈfraɪdeɪ/, 🔊/ˌɡɜːl ˈfraɪdi/
🔊/ˌɡɜːrl ˈfraɪdeɪ/, 🔊/ˌɡɜːrl ˈfraɪdi/
(old-fashioned)
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  1. a female assistant who does many different kinds of work女助手;女秘书;女助理
    Word Origin1940s: on the pattern of man Friday.