housemaid

American  

[hous-meyd] / ˈhaʊsˌmeɪd /

noun

1. a female servant employed in general domestic work in a home, especially to do housework.

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housemaid British  

/ ˈhaʊsˌmeɪd /

noun

1. a girl or woman employed to do housework, esp one who is resident in the household

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Other Word Forms

• underhousemaid noun

Etymology

Origin of housemaid

First recorded in 1685–95; house + maid

Example Sentences

The one-page note, addressed to the head housemaid at Royal Lodge in Windsor, includes drawings of dogs, horses and young children and asks if "the birds are well, and the goldfish haven't died".

From BBC

A red flag for sure, but it’s not long before Nina is practically loading a harpoon gun with red flags and firing them at her new housemaid, left and right.

From Salon

“The Housemaid”? I play the husband of a woman suffering from emotional issues who hires a housemaid to help out.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nor was she supervising the housemaids as they dusted knickknacks in the parlor.

From Literature

There she found the housemaid, Margaret, energetically polishing the already gleaming brass door handle.

From Literature

Related Words

• caretaker
• chambermaid
• housewife
• maid
• servant