housemaid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈhaʊsˌmeɪd/ (General-American)
Etymology
From house + maid.
Meanings
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A female domestic worker responsible for cleaning a house.
With a dramatic gesture, he pointed to a large splash of candle grease on the floor by the writing-table. "It must have been done since yesterday, otherwise a good housemaid would have at once removed it with blotting-paper and a hot iron. […]”
1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles:
- (derogatory) A housewife.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| house-maid | alternative | lexicographic | |
| housemaids | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| house maid | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (14)
fr femme de ménage (female servant responsible for cleaning a house) · bg прислужница (female servant responsible for cleaning a house) · ga cailín tí (female servant responsible for cleaning a house) · es mucama (female servant responsible for cleaning a house) · kxd amah (female servant responsible for cleaning a house) · es fámula (female servant responsible for cleaning a house) · ca minyona (female servant responsible for cleaning a house) · fi sisäkkö (female servant responsible for cleaning a house) · el οικιακή βοηθός (female servant responsible for cleaning a house) · nrf femme dé mênage (female servant responsible for cleaning a house) · fi kotiapulainen (female servant responsible for cleaning a house) · hy աղախին (female servant responsible for cleaning a house) · sv hembiträde (female servant responsible for cleaning a house) · ga cailín aimsire (female servant responsible for cleaning a house)