housemaid

house·maid

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hous-meyd]
- /ˈhaʊsˌmeɪd/
- /ˈhaʊs.meɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hous-meyd]
- /ˈhaʊsˌmeɪd/

Definitions of housemaid word

noun housemaid a female servant employed in general domestic work in a home, especially to do housework. 1
noun housemaid A female domestic employee, especially one who cleans reception rooms and bedrooms. 1
noun housemaid female servant 1
countable noun housemaid A housemaid is a female servant who does cleaning and other work in someone's house. 0
noun housemaid a girl or woman employed to do housework, esp one who is resident in the household 0
noun housemaid a female servant who does housework 0

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Origin of housemaid

First appearance:

before 1685

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1685-95; house + maid

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Parts of speech for Housemaid

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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housemaid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for housemaid

noun housemaid

servant — a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
caretaker — A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it.
housewife — Sometimes Offensive. a married woman who manages her own household, especially as her principal occupation.
maid — a female servant.
chambermaid — A chambermaid is a woman who cleans and tidies the bedrooms in a hotel.

All 25 Synonyms of housemaid