parlormaid

par·lor·maid

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahr-ler-meyd]
- /ˈpɑr lərˌmeɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahr-ler-meyd]
- /ˈpɑr lərˌmeɪd/

Definitions of parlormaid word

noun parlormaid a maid who takes care of a parlor, answers the door, waits on guests, etc. 1
countable noun parlormaid In former times, a parlormaid was a female servant in a private house whose job involved serving people meals. 0
noun parlormaid a maid who serves at table, answers the door, etc. 0

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Origin of parlormaid

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; parlor + maid

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Parts of speech for Parlormaid

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Parlormaid

parlormaid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

parlormaid usage trend in Literature

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