maid
noun
a female domestic employee who cleans tourist accommodations or does cleaning or other housework in a home.
maidishness
-
a word derived from
maid.
Example Sentences
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Miriam disliked Miss Tippit on account of her primness and old maidishness, and the frequent hints which she gave to keep her room in order.
From Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers by Mark Rutherford
"Tom would only laugh and say it was more old maidishness on the part of Navy men."
From Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis Leaders of the Second Class Midshipmen by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
