housemaid

noun

house·​maid ˈhau̇s-ˌmād 

: a girl or woman who is a servant employed to do housework

Synonyms of housemaid

• housekeeper
• maid

Examples of housemaid in a Sentence

became both nurse and housemaid to the elderly man

Recent Examples on the Web

While Millie worked as a housemaid in the first film, Enzo was the landscaper who knew Andrew's dark secrets and helped free Nina. —Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026

According to a press release, stars Sweeney, who plays the titular housemaid, and Michele Morrone, who plays a groundskeeper, will likely return for the sequel (Sweeney is also an executive producer). —Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026

Trying to escape her past, Millie (Sweeney) accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Sklenar). —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026

Nina also lands her another interview to be a housemaid for a different family, before up and moving to California. —Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing housemaid

• housemaid's knee

Rhymes for housemaid

• accolade
• ambuscade
• antegrade
• balustrade
• barricade
• cannonade
• cavalcade
• centigrade
• chambermaid
• colonnade
• countertrade
• disobeyed

Kids Definition

housemaid

noun

house·​maid ˈhau̇-ˌsmād 

: a girl or woman hired to do housework