kitchenmaid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kitchenmaid
Example Sentences
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Mairead lived with her puttering old father and a slatternly kitchenmaid on a broken-down Irish farm.
From Time Magazine Archive
The unicorn went up to Meg the kitchenmaid, and bowed his head in front of her.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
She could smile when Tappitt was offensive; she could smile again when Mrs. Tappitt talked like a kitchenmaid.
From Rachel Ray by Trollope, Anthony
The kitchenmaid, though a girl of spirit, was still young.
From Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by Birmingham, George A.
Life is too short; I'd sooner be my own kitchenmaid than let Norah into one of those offices again.
From Captain Jim by Bruce, Mary Grant
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