housemaid

[ hous-meyd ]
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noun
  1. a female servant employed in general domestic work in a home, especially to do housework.

Origin of housemaid

1
First recorded in 1685–95; house + maid

Other words from housemaid

  • un·der·house·maid, noun

Words Nearby housemaid

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How to use housemaid in a sentence

  • Early the next morning, when the housemaid had opened my front door, there was Pritchard sitting outside.

British Dictionary definitions for housemaid

housemaid

/ (ˈhaʊsˌmeɪd) /


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

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