kitchenmaid
Household cooking helper
A kitchenmaid is a female domestic servant who works in the kitchen, typically performing basic tasks like washing dishes, scrubbing pots, and preparing vegetables.
The position ranked low in the traditional household hierarchy, below the cook.
The term belongs to an era of large staffed households and appears mainly in historical contexts: She started as a kitchenmaid and worked her way up to head cook.
Room for dishwashing
- scullionKitchen's lowest servant
- housemaidLive-in cleaning employee
- chambermaidHotel room attendant
- dairymaidFarm woman handling milk
nursemaid · butler · footman · valet · housekeeper · cook · steward · charwoman
Room for dishwashing
- pantryHousehold provisions closet
- larderCool food storage room
- hearthFireplace floor area
- rangeExtent of variation
stove · sink · copper · pump · flagstones · cellar · back-stairs · stillroom
scullery
Room for dishwashing
- scullionKitchen's lowest servant
- housemaidLive-in cleaning employee
- chambermaidHotel room attendant
dairymaid · nursemaid · butler · footman · valet · housekeeper · cook · steward · charwoman · domestic
scullery
Room for dishwashing
range · stove · sink · copper · pump · flagstones · cellar · back-stairs · stillroom · drains
apron
Waist-tied protective garment
broom · dishcloth · scourer · pots · pans · kettles · cauldrons · trivets · blacking · lye
scrubbing
Cleaning by rubbing hard
- dishwashingCleaning soiled tableware
- scouringVigorous abrasive cleaning
- moppingCleaning floors with water
sweeping · polishing · peeling · chopping · fetching · carrying · stoking · emptying · filling · blacking
- femaleswoman, girl, lady, mother, daughter
- servant quartersservants, servant, domestic staff, household staff, below stairs
kitchenmaidbutler
Chief domestic servant
housekeeper · majordomo · master of the house · head of household · lady of the house
kitchenmaidhead cook
Kitchen's senior culinary leader
chef · executive chef · head chef · chef de cuisine · cook
kitchenmaidlady of the house
Female head of household
mistress · master · lord · aristocrat · employer
kitchen, maid, maiden, kitchens, kitchenette, kitchenettes, scullery maid