housemaid
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a female domesticSynonyms: maidmaidservantamah
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Housemaid \House"maid`\, n. A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms. [1913 Webster]
Housemaid's knee (Med.), a swelling over the knee, due to an enlargement of the bursa in the front of the kneepan; -- so called because frequently occurring in servant girls who work upon their knees. [1913 Webster]