as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant
toiled several years as a house girl at a large estate
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Recent Examples of house girl
Dear Eric: Two years ago, a group of 11 women on my husband’s side, including his mother, sisters and aunts, went on a beach house girls’ trip.
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R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
The new facility, St. Joseph Orphanage, was completed in 1854 to house 100 boys and, in 1855, began to also house girls.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Cincinnati.com, 1 May 2020
R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
The new facility, St. Joseph Orphanage, was completed in 1854 to house 100 boys and, in 1855, began to also house girls.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Cincinnati.com, 1 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for house girl
Noun
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The 1990s Father Ted comedy for the BBC centered on three misfit priests and their housekeepers on a remote Irish island.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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The children's longtime nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, and housekeepers will likely stay in smaller properties nearby.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ella Beaty will play Lizzie, while Rebecca Hall will play Lizzie’s stepmother, Abby, and Vicky Krieps will play Bridget Sullvan, a maid in the Borden household.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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“House girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20girl. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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