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

As a live-in housemaid for one of the town’s two Jewish families, Lautenschläger saw the lies behind Nazi propaganda. — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Look no further than Krieps’s freethinking housemaid, Bridget. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 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, 11 June 2026

The Housemaid centers on a down-on-her-luck woman recently out of prison, Millie Calloway, who finds work as a live-in housemaid for Nina and Andrew Winchester and their daughter Cecelia. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026

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