noun.
A female servant employed in general work about a house.
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noun.
A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms.
noun.
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.
noun.
A female servant attached to the non-servant quarter part of the house. (as opposed to a scullery maid.)
noun.
a housewife.
verb.
To be a housemaid.
verb.
To wait on someone hand on foot, to watch them.
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noun.
a female domestic
Word Usage
"A somewhat similar swelling, often as large as an egg, is sometimes seen over the kneepan, more often in those who work upon their knees, hence the name housemaid's knee."