noun
housemaid
HOWS-mayd
noun
1
A woman employed to clean and maintain a household.
"The housemaid aired out the bedrooms each morning."
How to Use Housemaid
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA female domestic cleaner, a term now somewhat old-fashioned.
When to use it
Somewhat dated; "cleaner" or "housekeeper" is more common today.
Word Forms
housemaided past tense, housemaids plural, housemaids singular
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Etymology
From house + maid.