housemaid

[hous-meyd]

noun

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

housemaid

/ ˈhaʊsˌmeɪd /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• underhousemaid noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of housemaid¹

First recorded in 1685–95; house + maid

Example Sentences

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

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

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It had fallen upon poor Margaret, the good-hearted and squeaky-voiced housemaid, to help Lady Constance change into a fresh gown and fix her hair so that she might receive her unexpected guest.

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“There is a young housemaid named Margaret, one of the staff from Ashton Place who has accompanied the family to London. She is watching them during my absence.”

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Marsh played a housemaid on the worldwide hit set in Edwardian London.

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Related Words

• caretaker 
• chambermaid 
• housewife 
• maid 
• servant