Housemaid
1Housemaid — 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… …
2housemaid — ► NOUN ▪ a female domestic employee who cleans rooms …
3housemaid — [hous′mād΄] n. a female servant who does housework …
4housemaid — UK [ˈhaʊsˌmeɪd] / US noun [countable] Word forms housemaid : singular housemaid plural housemaids old fashioned a woman servant whose job is to keep someone s house clean and tidy …
5housemaid — 1. noun a) A female servant attached to the non servant quarter part of the house. (as opposed to a scullery maid.) b) a housewife. 2. verb a) To be a housemaid. b) To wait on someone hand on foot, to watch them. See Also: Housemaids knee …
6housemaid — [[t]ha͟ʊsmeɪd[/t]] housemaids N COUNT A housemaid is a female servant who does cleaning and other work in someone s house …
7housemaid — n. a female servant in a house, esp. in charge of reception rooms and bedrooms. Phrases and idioms: housemaid s knee inflammation of the kneecap, often due to excessive kneeling …
8Housemaid's knee — 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… …
9housemaid's knee — ► NOUN ▪ inflammation of the fluid filled cavity covering the kneecap, often due to excessive kneeling …
10housemaid's knee — n. an inflammation of the saclike cavity covering the kneecap, caused by much kneeling …
