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Housemaid vs Maidservant - What's the difference?

housemaid | maidservant |

As nouns the difference between housemaid and maidservant

is that housemaid is a female servant attached to the non-servant quarter part of the house. (as opposed to a scullery maid. while maidservant is a female servant, a maid.

As a verb housemaid

is to be a housemaid.

housemaid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A female servant attached to the non-servant quarter part of the house. (as opposed to a scullery maid.)
  • (derogatory) a housewife.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be a housemaid.
  • To wait on someone hand on foot, to watch them.

    • Related terms

    * housemaid's knee

    maidservant

    English

    Noun

  • A female servant, a maid
  • :1611' ''Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy '''maidservant''', nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy '''maidservant may rest as well as thou. Deuteronomy 5:12-13 KJV

    • Related terms

    * manservant

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