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househelp

househelp noun: a servant employed to perform household tasks.

Noun

househelp (plural househelps)

  1. A servant employed to perform household tasks.
    • If the husband (male) has wanted the househelp to cook for him, he would have married that girl. Secondly, when the househelp cooks for the man (husband), he begins to doubt the capability of the wife to cook.2003, Akua Kuenyehia, Women and Law in West Africa, page 18

Forms of househelp

pluralhousehelps

Origin of househelp

From house + help.

Questions about househelp

What does househelp mean?
Househelp means a servant employed to perform household tasks.
What part of speech is househelp?
Househelp is a noun.
What is the plural of househelp?
The plural of househelp is househelps.

Words near househelp in the dictionary

  1. housegods
  2. houseguest
  3. houseguests
  4. househead
  5. househeads
  6. househelp
  7. househelps
  8. household
  9. household appliance
  10. household appliances
  11. household art

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