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单词 housemaids
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housemaid

noun

house·​maid ˈhau̇s-ˌmād How to pronounce housemaid (audio)
: a girl or woman who is a servant employed to do housework

Synonyms

  • biddy
  • char [British]
  • charwoman
  • handmaiden
  • handmaid
  • house girl
  • housekeeper
  • maid
  • maidservant
  • skivvy [British]
  • wench
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Example Sentences

became both nurse and housemaid to the elderly man
Recent Examples on the Web The poem isn’t diminished by learning that Vivien wrote wonderful next to the nervy wife’s dialogue in the manuscript, or that the cockney monologue at the end of the same section was modeled after the speech of the Eliots’ housemaid, Ellen Kellond. Christopher Tayler, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 His mother, Nina (McGlone) Vann, a former sharecropper, worked as a housemaid and in a factory before opening a grocery store. New York Times, 20 July 2022 Elizabeth was first his housemaid and then his second wife. oregonlive, 27 May 2022 After a tryst with her secret lover, Paul Sheringham (Josh O’Connor), Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young), a housemaid from a nearby manor, finds herself alone, wandering through the empty rooms of Paul’s home. Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022 To hasten her return, Honey's 47-year-old mother moved to Qatar as a housemaid, pulling together the money needed to open a case in Dubai last month. Fox News, 14 Dec. 2021 Benedict’s novel, An Offer From a Gentleman, consists of a Cinderella-esque plot where Benedict falls in love with a housemaid. Amanda Kohr, refinery29.com, 28 Nov. 2021 Benedict’s novel, An Offer From a Gentleman, consists of a Cinderella-esque plot where Benedict falls in love with a housemaid. Amanda Kohr, refinery29.com, 28 Nov. 2021 At first horrified by the thought of carrying Prasad’s child, Naina changes her mind after talking to her housemaid, Savitri (Semma Azmi), who is terrified of being exposed as a Muslim in her poor neighborhood. Richard Kuipers, Variety, 11 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

housemaid

noun

house·​maid ˈhau̇s-ˌmād How to pronounce housemaid (audio)
: a woman or girl hired to do housework

housemaids

noun

plural of housemaid
as in housekeepers
a female domestic servant became both nurse and housemaid to the elderly man

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • housekeepers
  • maids
  • charwomen
  • maidservants
  • handmaids
  • handmaidens
  • house girls
  • chambermaids
  • biddies
  • wenches
  • skivvies
  • nursemaids
  • chars
  • attendants
  • domestics
  • menials
  • amahs
  • ayahs
  • ladies-in-waiting
  • abigails
  • au pairs
  • maids-in-waiting
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