housemaids

Household cleaning staff

Housemaids is the plural of housemaid, a female domestic servant employed to clean and maintain a household.

The term belongs to an era of formal domestic service with specialized roles—housemaids handled general cleaning while other servants cooked or attended to personal needs.

The housemaids rose before dawn to light the fires.

Now largely historical in Western contexts.

occupation

domestic

Of the home

servantOne employed to serve
cleanerAgent that removes dirt
staffOrganization's workers collectively

charwoman · ayah · amah · live-in · uniformed · apron · cap · quarters · agency · hiring

history

Victorian

Of a prim era

EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
downstairsOn a lower floor
serviceAid or maintenance

domestic · livery · scullery · parlor · below-stairs · servitude · hierarchy · bells · quarters · attic

tasks

cleaning

Removing dirt and mess

dustingRemoving surface grime
moppingCleaning floors with water
sweepingExtensive and far-reaching

scrubbing · polishing · laundry · ironing · bedmaking · tidying · vacuuming · dishwashing · linens · silverware

literary

Downton

Fictional Yorkshire estate

RebeccaHebrew name meaning "captivating"
CinderellaRags-to-riches heroine
sculleryRoom for dishwashing

romance · melodrama · novel · drama · subplot · secret · affair · mistress · betrayal · eavesdropping

housemaids

domestic

Victorian

cleaning

Downton

housemaids

Opposites

Categories

Family