housemaid

noun

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

Examples of housemaid in a Sentence

became both nurse and housemaid to the elderly man
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In The Housemaid, Millie (Sweeney) is trying to escape her past and accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Sklenar). Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025 Fed up with her racist employer, Hilly (Bryce Dallas Howard), in the Jim Crow-era south, Black housemaid Minny (Spencer) serves her tormenter the seemingly tasty treat. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025 Kennedy Tolson is the sly queen of side-eye as the disobedient new housemaid Nancy. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025 Marsh’s mother had worked as a housemaid, and Atkins’ father had been an under-butler. Victoria Edel, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housemaid

Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of housemaid was in 1673

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“Housemaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housemaid. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

housemaid

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

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