maid-in-waiting

noun

Definition of maid-in-waitingnext
as in au pair

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maid-in-waiting
  1. au pair
  2. lady-in-waiting
  3. chambermaid
  4. nursemaid
  5. attendant
  6. housekeeper
  7. handmaiden
Noun
  • In 1957, Sommer moved to London and became an au pair for the family of actress Vicki Michelle.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Her next book, The Country Life (1997), follows a Londoner who leaves behind city life to work as an au pair for a family in a tiny village in Sussex.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of au pair
Noun
  • In a grand painting of her animal retinue now simply known as The Woman with Dogs, thirty of Isabella’s dogs feature alongside her pet birds, pet monkeys, and the titular lady-in-waiting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Earl of Nithsdale broke out of the Tower of London by dressing as a lady-in-waiting and slipping past the guards.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of lady-in-waiting
Noun
  • Being a chambermaid also included grueling daily tasks such as maintaining fires, emptying chamber pots and scrubbing floors.
    — Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 20 May 2026
  • In 1911, a gas explosion in that room caused major damage to the hotel and severely injured a chambermaid, according to the Estes Park Trail Gazette.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Definition of chambermaid
Noun
  • Opposite Assante and Scacchi, who plays Odysseus’ wife, Penelope, Hollywood royalty Isabella Rossellini and Geraldine Chaplin deliver scene-stealing performances as Athena and the nursemaid Eurycleia.
    — Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • Taking with her only Fanny and a nursemaid, Wollstonecraft travelled to Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and during her travels, wrote dozens of letters to Imlay in which the infant Fanny might occasionally be glimpsed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 June 2026
Definition of nursemaid
Noun
  • In Venice, artists, gallery attendants, and cultural workers closed down pavilions and marched from the Campo Santa Margherita to Rialto.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Another new addition to Arrowhead’s holiday halls is The Nice List, an exclusive private suite experience with complimentary sparkling wine and charcuterie upon arrival, a dedicated suite attendant and premium parking.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of attendant
Noun
  • Leeves played Daphne, a live-in housekeeper and physical therapist for Frasier’s father, Martin (John Mahoney).
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Nerys Amber Stocks is also joining the cast for the special as Lucy, the Haywards’ housekeeper.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of housekeeper
Noun
  • There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.
    — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance?
    — Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of handmaiden
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