Thesaurus: housemaid

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1. n. A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms.
2. n. a female domestic
3. A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms. 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.
4. A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care ofthe rooms. Housemaid's knee (Med.), a swelling over the knee, due toan enlargement of the bursa in the front of the kneepan; -- so calledbecause frequently occurring in servant girls who work upon theirknees.