maidservant
Household help, female
A maidservant is a female domestic servant, especially one employed in household duties like cleaning, cooking, or attending to family members.
The term is old-fashioned; modern usage prefers housekeeper, cleaner, or simply maid.
The maidservant brought tea to the drawing room.
Domestic cleaning professional
- cleanerAgent that removes dirt
- cookHeat food for eating
- nannyHired child caretaker
- governessPrivate household teacher
caretaker · butler · valet · footman · houseman · janitor · au pair · domestic
Female domestic employee
- lady-in-waitingFemale royal court attendant
- parlormaidHousehold servant serving guests
- nursemaidDomestic child caretaker
- bedmakerOne who arranges linens
laundress · seamstress · ayah · amah · duenna · scullion · tweeny · kitchenmaid
Following commands willingly
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- meekHumbly unassertive
dutiful · biddable · humble · lowly · menial · subordinate · obsequious · compliant
Consistently loyal and true
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
dedicated · dependable · dutiful · true · constant · trusted · discreet · indispensable
housekeeper
Domestic cleaning professional
governess · caretaker · butler · valet · footman · houseman · janitor · au pair · domestic · charwoman
servingwoman
Female domestic employee
- lady-in-waitingFemale royal court attendant
- parlormaidHousehold servant serving guests
- nursemaidDomestic child caretaker
bedmaker · laundress · seamstress · ayah · amah · duenna · scullion · tweeny · kitchenmaid · dairymaid
obedient
Following commands willingly
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- docileEasily controlled or taught
meek · dutiful · biddable · humble · lowly · menial · subordinate · obsequious · compliant · unquestioning
faithful
Consistently loyal and true
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
steadfast · dedicated · dependable · dutiful · true · constant · trusted · discreet · indispensable
escort
One who accompanies another
chaperone · page · lady-in-waiting · companion · handmaid · dresser · gentleman's gentleman
- household staffbutler, housekeeper, cook, nanny, governess
- servantsbutler, servants, domestics, valet, footman
- retainersretainer, attendant, keeper, follower, butler
- unfree laborersslave, chattel slave, bondsman, bondswoman, bondservant
maidservantmistress
Illicit female lover
lady of the house · master · employer · madam · householder