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housemaid

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house·maid  (housmd)
n.
A woman or girl employed to do housework.
housemaid
Noun
(esp. formerly) a female servant employed to do housework
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.housemaidhousemaid - a female domestic                    
maid, maidservant, amah
chambermaid, fille de chambre - a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)
domestic, domestic help, house servant - a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
handmaid, handmaiden - a personal maid or female attendant
lady's maid - a maid who is a lady's personal attendant
parlormaid, parlourmaid - a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door


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Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
Having a kind of pity for our second housemaid (why, you shall presently know), and seeing in Nancy's face, that she would fetch her fellow-servant in with more hard words than might be needful under the circumstances, it struck me that I had nothing particular to do, and that I might as well fetch Rosanna myself; giving her a hint to be punctual in future, which I knew she would take kindly from ME.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
At this point of the narrative the cook turned pale, and asked the housemaid to shut the door: who asked Brittles, who asked the tinker, who pretended not to hear.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
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