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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 notes

In 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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The _____ aired out the bedrooms each morning.

Etymology

From house + maid.

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