parlormaid

American  

[pahr-ler-meyd] / ˈpɑr lərˌmeɪd /

noun

1. a maid who takes care of a parlor, answers the door, waits on guests, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of parlormaid

First recorded in 1830–40; parlor + maid

Example Sentences

Marsh played Rose Buck, the head parlormaid in the Bellamy home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025

Last to fall was the parlormaid, who shielded herself with the jewel-packed pillow, ran screaming back & forth.

From Time Magazine Archive

When a Japanese artist bedded with a humble parlormaid in the early part of Queen Victoria's reign, the auspicious result was Japan's greatest politico-financier, His Excellency Korekiyo Takahashi.

From Time Magazine Archive

This year, the China Inland Mission, which once told the London parlormaid that she was unfit to be a missionary, bought her a round-trip ticket to England.

From Time Magazine Archive

Finally, he married the parlormaid, and settled here in this town as a joiner.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock