house girl

Example Sentences

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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. 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
  • From a nanny to help with her kids four days a week who makes their dinner, lunches, and does laundry, a housekeeper who comes once a week to clean and do ironing, and Hirsch's mom who also watches the children once a week and makes dinner for everyone.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Guests rent out the full estate, which includes a dedicated majordomo, private chef, and housekeepers.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • His mother worked as a maid to support him and his three sisters.
    News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2025
  • She has been depicted in numerous film, television and theater adaptations, most recently in Lifetime’s The Lizzie Borden Chronicles starring Christina Ricci as Borden, and the 2018 feature film Lizzie starring Chloë Sevigny as the title character and Kristen Stewart as a maid.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 July 2025

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“House girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20girl. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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